Nanoethics: From utopian dreams and apocalyptic nightmares towards a more balanced view

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 521-533

  Gordijn, Bert ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dystopia; Ethics; Nanotechnology; Utopia

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344438030     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-005-0024-1     Document Type: Review

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