Introductory Material

• Call for Papers [PDF]
• Editorial 1 [PDF] by Joachim Schummer & Davis Baird
• Editorial 2 [PDF] by Joachim Schummer & Davis Baird
• Bibliography: "Studies on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" by Joachim Schummer
  
  

Part I: Philosophical Issues

1. The Drexler Challenge

• "Two Cultures of Nanotechnology?" [PDF] by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (University of Paris X, France)
• "The Drexler-Smalley Debate on Nanotechnology: Incommensurability at Work?" [PDF] by Otàvio Bueno (University of South Carolina, USA)

2. The Metaphysics of Nanotechnology

• "Noumenal Technology: Reflections on the Incredible Tininess of Nano" by Alfred Nordmann (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
• "Nanotechnology and Nature: On Two Criteria for Understanding their Relationship" [PDF] by Gregor Schiemann (University of Wuppertal, Germany)
• "Small, but Determined: Technological Determinism in Nanoscience" [PDF] by Cyrus C.M. Mody (Chemical Heritage Foundation, USA)

3. The Truth of Nanoscopic Images

• "When is an Image Not an Image?" by Joseph C. Pitt (Virginia Tech, USA)
• "Changes in the Design of Scanning Tunneling Microscopic Images from 1980 to 1990" by Jochen Hennig (Humboldt University Berlin, Germany)

4. Dealing with Complexity

• "Analyzing the Complexity of Nanotechnology" by Marc J. de Vries (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
• "Nanotechnology – Generalizations in an Interdisciplinary Field of Science and Technology" [PDF] by Martin Meyer (University of Sussex, UK) & Osmo Kuusi (VATT Helsinki, Finland)

Part II: Ethical Issues

5. Social and Environmental Ethics of Nanotechnology

• "What Counts as a ‘Social and Ethical Issue’ in Nanotechnology?" [PDF] by Bruce V. Lewenstein (Cornell University, USA)
• "The Promise and Threat of Nanotechnology: Can Environmental Ethics Guide Us?" [PDF] by Christopher J. Preston (University of Montana, USA)

6. Managing the Risks of Nanotechnology

• "Nanosciences and their Convergence with Other Technologies: New Golden Age or Apocalypse?" [PDF] by Louis Laurent & Jean-Claude Petit (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique; France)
• "Living with Uncertainty: Toward the Ongoing Normative Assessment of Nanotechnology" by Alexei Grinbaum & Jean-Pierre Dupuy (Ecole Polytechnique, France)
• "Great Uncertainty about Small Things" by Sven Ove Hansson (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
  
  

Part III: Societal Issues

7. Public Discourses on the Future

• "Bridging the Gaps: Science Fiction in Nanotechnology" [PDF] by José López (University of Ottawa, Canada)
• "Beyond Truth: Pleasure of Nanofutures" by Arne Hessenbruch (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

8. Visions and Public Reactions to Nanotechnology

• "Narratives for Nanotech: Anticipating Public Reactions to Nanotechnology" by Christopher Toumey (University of South Carolina, USA)
• "'Societal and Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology': Meanings, Interest Groups, and Social Dynamics" by Joachim Schummer (University of South Carolina, USA & University of Darmstadt, Germany)