part PART ONE: Foundations -- chapter 1 Approaching the Nano-Age -- chapter 2 Ethical Dimensions of Science and Technology -- chapter 3 Societal Impacts and Perspectives -- chapter 4 The Language of Ethics -- chapter 5 Method and Process in Ethics -- part PART TWO: Emerging Issues -- chapter 6 Nanomaterials and Manufacturing -- chapter 7 Military and National Security Implications of NT -- chapter 8 Sustainability and the Environment -- chapter 9 Nanotechnology in Health and Medicine -- part PART THREE: The Framework Applied -- chapter 10 Case Presentation: NBIC and Human Enhancement -- chapter 11 The Ethical Agenda for NT -- chapter 12 Reflections on Technology and the Moral Imagination.