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Philosophy of Technoscience in a Regime of Vigilance

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Introduction I. Philosophy of Nanotechnoscience

a. Theories as Toolsb. Qualitative Reasoningc. Domain of Objectsd. Knowledge Claims

II. Permanent Vigilance a. Collective Experimentationb. Governors and Regulators

A.N. “Philosophy of Nanotechnoscience.” in G. Schmid, H. Krug, R. Waser, V. Vogel, H. Fuchs, M. Grätzel, K. Kalyanasundaram, L. Chi (eds.) Nanotechnology, vol. 1: G. Schmid (ed.) Principles and Fundamentals, Weinheim: Wiley, 2008, pp. 217-244.

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