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Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution

Agents of Change

By: Stephen Goundrey-Smith

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Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution

Agents of Change

By: Stephen Goundrey-Smith

This book explores the impact of developments in pharmaceutical medicine in the twentieth century on a Christian ethical evaluation of transhumanism and future "hi-tech" medical enhancement technologies. It suggests that the Christian ethical assessment of proposed future radical transhumanist biomedical technologies should be conducted in the light of responses to past medical advances. Two specific case studies are featured, focusing on the oral contraceptive pill and on Prozac and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. Whilst future biomedical technologies may have therapeutic benefits for the relief of disease and contribute to improving human health and welfare, the book considers the implications for society and their acceptability as therapies from a Christian perspective. Stressing the inadequacy of natural law alone, the author proposes an ethical framework for assessing novel biomedical technologies according to the effects on personal autonomy, embodiment and bodily life, and on the imago Dei.

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163

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Taylor & Francis

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1000842622

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9781000842623

Uncommon Valor

The Recon Company That Earned Five Medals of Honor and Included the Most Decorated Green Beret

By: Stephen Moore

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Uncommon Valor

The Recon Company That Earned Five Medals of Honor and Included the Most Decorated Green Beret

By: Stephen Moore

Uncommon Valor is a look into the formation and operation of an advanced Special Forces recon company during the Vietnam War. Code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG was the most covert U.S. military unit in its time and contained only volunteers from such elite units as the Army's Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Air Force Air Commandos. SOG warriors operated in small teams, going behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, tasked with performing special reconnaissance, sabotaging North Vietnamese Army ammunition, attempting to rescue downed U.S. pilots, and other black ops missions. During that time, Forward Operating Base-2's (FOB-2's) recon company became the most highly decorated unit of the Vietnam War, with five of its men earning the Medal of Honor and eight earning the Distinguished Service Cross-America's second highest military award for valor. Purple Hearts were earned by SOG veterans at a pace unparalleled in American wars of the twentieth century, with casualties at times exceeding 100 percent. One, Bob Howard, was wounded on fourteen different occasions, received eight Purple Hearts, was written up after three different missions for the Medal of Honor, and emerged from Vietnam as the most highly decorated soldier since World War II's Audie Murphy.

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316

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Naval Institute Press

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1682473120

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9781682473122

Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management

Biology and Captive Management

By: Stephen Jackson

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Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management

Biology and Captive Management

By: Stephen Jackson

This authoritative volume represents a complete and comprehensive guide to the husbandry of Australian marsupials and other mammals. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management dedicates a chapter to each group of animals including the platypus, the echidna, carnivorous marsupials, numbats, bandicoots and bilbies, koalas, wombats, possums and gliders, macropods, bats, rodents and the dingo. For each animal group the following information is covered: Biology; Housing; Capture and restraint; Transport; Diet; Breeding; Artificial rearing; and Behaviour and behavioural enrichment. The book provides a complete literature review of all known information on the biology of each group of animals and brings information on their biology in the wild into captive situations. Also, for the first time, it provides practical guidelines for hand-rearing, and has been extensively reviewed by zookeepers and veterinarians to incorporate the most up-to-date information and techniques. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management provides practical guidance for zoo-keepers, veterinarians, zoologists, researchers and students. Winner of the 2004 Whitley Medal. Shortlisted in the Scholarly Reference section of the 2004 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643098585

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9780643098589

War, Diplomacy, and Development

The United States and Mexico, 1938-1954

By: Stephen R. Niblo

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War, Diplomacy, and Development

The United States and Mexico, 1938-1954

By: Stephen R. Niblo

Excellent study of the origins of Mexico's rapid industrialization development program and how it went astray. Emphasis is on how wartime cooperation led to unprecedented levels of US influence on the economy and investment after the war. A blend of war, industrialization, domestic conservatism, and US pressure shifted the Revolution to the right"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58

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356

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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0842025502

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9780842025508

The I-Series Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Complete

By: Stephen Haag,James T. Perry

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The I-Series Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Complete

By: Stephen Haag,James T. Perry

The I-Series leads the student through clear, error-free, and unambiguous steps to accomplish tasks that produce a finished document, work sheet or database table. The approach is not simply results-oriented; teaching how to accomplish a task is not enough for complete understanding and mastery. Prior to introducing steps, the authors discuss why each step is important and what roll all the steps play in the overall plan for creating a document, workbook or database. The I-Series Applications textbooks strongly emphasize that students learn and master applications skills by being actively engaged by doing.

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740

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Career Education

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0072830786

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9780072830781

Book's by Stephen Messer

Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution

Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management

Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management

War, Diplomacy, and Development

War, Diplomacy, and Development

The I-Series Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Complete

The I-Series Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Complete

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