Zum politischen Umgang mit der Nanotechnologie

by Stefan Gammel, Andreas Lösch, and Alfred Nordmann

Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft

Jenseits von Regulierung: Zum politischen Umgang mit der Nanotechnologie 3 S. Gammel et al. (Hrsg.) © 2009, AKA Verlag Heidelberg Observe – Probe – Regulate Embedding Nanotechnological Developments in Society Andreas LÖSCHa, Stefan GAMMELb and Alfred NORDMANNc a Scientist at the Science Studies Unit, University of Basel, Switzerland, an- dreas.loesch@unibas.ch b Scientist at nanooffice, Institute of Philosophy, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, gammel@phil..tu-darmstadt.de c Professor, Institute of Philosophy, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de Executive Summary Research regarding the safety of nanotechnology has to contend with profound gaps in knowledge regarding the toxicity of nanomaterials. Its provisional aim, therefore, is to structure the field in a rather elementary way, including attempting to develop test procedures, standards and norms. A formally instituted means of regulation, such as setting legal thresholds, appears unachievable for systematic reasons. However, the sustained focus on the toxicity of nanomaterials fails to do justice to the complexity

(2009)

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