The aim of this study is to provide a discussion on the definitions and conceptual dimensions
of Responsible Research and Innovation based on findings from the literature. In the study …

There might not be a specific nano-ethics, but there definitely is an ethics of new & emerging
science and technology (NEST), with characteristic tropes and patterns of moral …

Technological advance affects almost all areas of human life. Rapid digitization, increased
mobility, new biotechnologies, and nanotechnology deeply influence, amongst others …

The widespread understanding that nanotechnology constitutes an emerging set of science-
based technologies with the collective capacity to remake social, economic, and …

Public “upstream engagement” and other approaches to the social control of technology are
currently receiving international attention in policy discourses around emerging …

In response to widespread policy prescriptions for responsible innovation, social scientists
and engineering ethicists, among others, have sought to engage natural scientists and …

This chapter discusses initiatives in the field of “Responsible Innovation”(RI) at different
levels and some of their dynamics. Then it focuses on two types of intervention‐oriented …

Professional philosophy has strayed so far from its roots that Socrates wouldn't stand a
chance of landing tenure in most departments today. After all, he spent his time talking with …

The idea that science is or should be value-free, and that values are or should be formed
independently of science, has been under fire by philosophers of science for decades …

In an attempt to shape the development of nanotechnologies, ethics policy programs
promote engagement in the hope of broadening the scope of considerations that scientists …