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August 1, 2007
The Nanoethics Group Publishes Major Anthology with John Wiley & Sons
First-of-its-kind collection of papers explores full range of issues, from
risk to medicine to privacy to artificial intelligence and more
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – August 1, 2007 – The Nanoethics Group today announced
that it has released a collection of papers that is the first to address
both urgent and distant issues related to nanotechnology’s impact on
society. Published by John Wiley & Sons, a leading publisher in science and
nanotechnology, the 385-page anthology is poised to become an indispensable resource in educating and starting a dialogue among students, policymakers,
industry stakeholders, as well as the general public on nanoethics.
With papers from nearly 40 respected experts worldwide, the
anthology—entitled Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of
Nanotechnology—is the first to tackle a full range of issues facing
nanotechnology, such as related to: benefits, risk, environment, health,
human enhancement, privacy, military, democracy, education, humanitarianism,
molecular manufacturing, space exploration, artificial intelligence, life
extension, and more. The anthology also reprints seminal articles, such as
Bill Joy’s “Why The Future Doesn’t Need Us” that already had sparked much
debate.
“There hasn’t been an authoritative, single source for a broad, introductory
discussion about nanoethics—until now,” explained Patrick Lin, Ph.D.,
director for The Nanoethics Group and visiting assistant professor at
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo). “We are
pleased that Wiley, on the forefront of publishing, also recognized that
this volume fills an important missing market in science, ethics, and
society. It seems that every emerging technology raises new issues or at
least adds a new dimension to ongoing debates, and nanotechnology is no
exception.”
The co-editors of the volume are: Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan Univ.),
Patrick Lin (Dartmouth; Cal Poly, SLO), James Moor (Dartmouth), and John
Weckert (Charles Sturt Univ.; Western Michigan Univ.) Celebrating its 200th
anniversary this year, John Wiley & Sons is not only a top publisher in
science and technology, but it is also known for its early work with
literary giants such as Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Victor Hugo, Hans
Christian Andersen, Herman Melville, and other notables.
The anthology boasts an industry “A-List” of contributors worldwide, such as
(in order of appearance): Mihail Roco (US NSF), Ray Kurzweil (Kurzweil
Technologies), Christine Peterson (Foresight Nanotech Instit.), Richard A.L.
Jones (Univ. of Sheffield, UK), Nick Bostrom (Oxford, UK), Jean-Pierre Dupuy
(Stanford), David Guston (Arizona State Univ.), James Hughes (Trinity
College), Jeroen van den Hoven (Delft Univ. of Tech., Netherlands), Joachim
Schummer (Tech. Univ. of Darmstadt, Germany), and many others.
The paperback version of the anthology is uniquely and affordably priced at
US$39.95 to encourage university and broader adoption as a way to further
public discourse in nanoethics. For more information and to order, please
see the redesigned site:
www.nanoethics.org.
About The Nanoethics Group
The
Nanoethics Group is a non-partisan research organization formed to study
nanotechnology’s impact on society and related ethical issues. As
professional ethicists, we help to identify and evaluate possible harms and
conflicts as well as to bring balance and common sense to the debate. Our
mission is to educate and advise both organizations and the broader public
on these issues as a foundation to guide policy and responsible research.
For more
information, please visit
www.nanoethics.org.
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