ABSTRACT
The objective this chapter is to create a bridge between the preparatory and conceptual work done in the preceding chapters and the in-depth case studies in the following chapters. It consists of an application of the understanding of ethics presented in Chapter 3, as set against the background of the concept of an ethics of nanotechnology presented in Chapter 4, to the broad spectrum of innovation and research in nanotechnology in a comprehensive way. In addition to its objective to paint a full picture of the ethical aspects of nanotechnology, it also intends to identify promising and relevant fields for the in-depth analyses to be presented in the remainder of this volume. Drawing a “map” of the “landscape” of ethical questions caused by nanotechnological innovation will answer the questions: • What are the ethical aspects of nanotechnology and the related
innovations in the sense defined above?
