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  | | Our Grandchildren Redesigned(Reprint) Life in the Bioengineered Society of the Near Future by Michael Bess Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2016 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6662-1, ISBN: 0-8070-6662-1 "A panoramic overview of biotechnologies that can endlessly boost human capabilities and the drastic changes these “superhuman” traits could trigger Biotechnology is moving fast. In the coming decades, advanced pharmaceuticals, bioelectronics, and genetic interventions will be used not only to heal the sick but to boost human physical and mental performance to unprecedented levels. People will have access to pills that make them stronger ..." |
 | | Choices Under Fire(Reprint) Moral Dimensions of World War II (Vintage) by Michael Bess Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2008 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-307-27580-6, ISBN: 0-307-27580-9 "World War II was the quintessential “good war.” It was not, however, a conflict free of moral ambiguity, painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What is the legacy bequeathed to the world by Hiroshima? With wisdom and clarity, Michael Bess brings a fresh eye to these difficult questions and ot ..." |
 | | Make Way for the Superhumans How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it by Michael Bess Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2017 by Icon Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-78578-177-3, ISBN: 1-78578-177-4 "Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we join in with the enhancement or not? Make Way for the Superhumans looks at how far this technology has come and what aims and ambitions it has. From robotic implants that restore sight to the blind, to performance enhancing drugs that build muscles, improve concentration, and maintain erect ..." |
 | | Make Way for the Superhumans How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it by Michael Bess Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Icon ISBN-13: 978-1-78578-101-8, ISBN: 1-78578-101-4 "Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we join in with the enhancement or not? Make Way for the Superhumans looks at how far this technology has come and what aims and ambitions it has. From robotic implants that restore sight to the blind, to performance enhancing drugs that build muscles, improve concentration, and maintain erect ..." |
 | | Realism, Utopia, and the Mushroom Cloud(1st Edition) Four Activist Intellectuals and their Strategies for Peace, 1945-1989--Louise Weiss (France), Leo Szilard (USA), E. P. Thompson (England), Danilo Dolci (Italy) by Michael Bess Paperback, 354 Pages, Published 1993 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-04421-7, ISBN: 0-226-04421-1 ""Two world wars, concentration camps, the obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and continued preparations for nuclear war illustrate the modern world's propensity for mass destruction. . . . Yet there have been important signs of resistance to this trend. These have included not only the emergence of mass-based peace and disarmament movements but activist intellectuals grappling with the growing problem posed by mass violence among n ..." |
 | | Choices Under Fire(1st Edition) Moral Dimensions of World War II by Michael Bess, Edward L. Spears Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2006 by Knopf ISBN-13: 978-0-307-26365-0, ISBN: 0-307-26365-7 "World War II remains a celebrated event in our collective memory—a time of great high-minded clarity, patriotic sacrifice, and national unity of purpose. It was the quintessential “good war,” in which the forces of freedom triumphed over the forces of darkness. Now, in his provocative new book, historian Michael Bess explodes the myth that this was a war fought without moral ambiguity. He shows that although it was undeniably a just war ..." |
 | | Our Grandchildren Redesigned(1st Edition) Life in the Bioengineered Society of the Near Future by Michael Bess Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2015 by Beacon Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-5217-4, ISBN: 0-8070-5217-5 "A panoramic overview of biotechnologies that can endlessly boost human capabilities and the drastic changes these “superhuman” traits could trigger Biotechnology is moving fast. In the coming decades, advanced pharmaceuticals, bioelectronics, and genetic interventions will be used not only to heal the sick but to boost human physical and mental performance to unprecedented levels. People will have access to pills that make them stronger ..." |
 | | Realism, Utopia, and the Mushroom Cloud(1st Edition) Four Activist Intellectuals and their Strategies for Peace, 1945-1989--Louise Weiss (France), Leo Szilard (USA), E. P. Thompson (England), Danilo Dolci (Italy) by Michael Bess Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 1993 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-04420-0, ISBN: 0-226-04420-3 ""Two world wars, concentration camps, the obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and continued preparations for nuclear war illustrate the modern world's propensity for mass destruction. . . . Yet there have been important signs of resistance to this trend. These have included not only the emergence of mass-based peace and disarmament movements but activist intellectuals grappling with the growing problem posed by mass violence among n ..." |
 | | Posthumanism The Future of Homo Sapiens by Michael Bess, Diana Walsh Pasulka 480 Pages, Published 2018 ISBN-13: 978-0-02-866448-4, ISBN: 0-02-866448-5 "This book provides an introduction to scholarly perspectives on emergent technologies and biotechnologies used to modify or augment the capabilities of human beings." |
 | | Make Way for the Superhumans How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it by Michael Bess 300 Pages, Published 2016 by Icon Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78578-102-5, ISBN: 1-78578-102-2 "How the science of bio enhancement is transforming our world, and how we need to deal with it Michael Bess. Damasio; Edelman; LeDoux ... Timothy Trull and Mitch Prinstein, Clinical Psychology (Independence, KY: Wadsworth, 2012); Andrew Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture (Los Angeles: Sage, 2010). 15. ... 8. I will employ the terms “real life” and “primary reality” to refer to the physically grounded worl ..." |
 | | Our Grandchildren, Redesigned Life in the Bioengineered Society of the Near Future (CD-Audio) by Michael Bess, Bob Souer Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-5318-1575-2, ISBN: 1-5318-1575-8 "A panoramic overview of biotechnologies that can endlessly boost human capabilities and the drastic changes these "superhuman" traits could trigger. Biotechnology is moving fast. In the coming decades, advanced pharmaceuticals, bioelectronics, and genetic interventions will be used not only to heal the sick but to boost human physical and mental performance to unprecedented levels. People will have access to pills that make them stronge ..." |
 | | Magda and André Trocmé Resistance Figures by Jo-Anne Elder, Pierre Boismorand, Michael Bess 365 Pages, Published 2014 by Mcgill-Queen's Press - Mqup ISBN-13: 978-0-7735-9190-5, ISBN: 0-7735-9190-7 "HIS043000" |
 | | Choices under Fire Moral Dimensions of World War II by Michael Bess Published 2009 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-01406-0, ISBN: 1-299-01406-2 |
 | | Technology and Society Building our Sociotechnical Future (Inside Technology) by Jameson M. Wetmore, Deborah G. Johnson, George Ritzer, Richard Dyer, Rachel Weber, Daniel Sarewitz, Langdon Winner, Harold Collins, Dominique Vinck, Gary Chapman, Judy Wajcman, Noela, Dr. W. Patrick Mccray, Francis Fukuyama, Stellan Welin, Bill Joy, Lawrence Lessig, Bruno Latour, Trevor Pinch, Wiebe E. Bijker, John L. Pollock, David Elliott, Michael Bess, Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Roopali Phadke, Bruce Schneier, Torin Monahan, Freeman J. Dyson, E.M. Forster, Robert L. Heilbroner, Thomas Parke Hughes, Patrick D. Hopkins, W. Bernard Carlson, Dg Johnson Paperback, 648 Pages, Published 2008 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-60073-6, ISBN: 0-262-60073-0 "Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. This anthology focuses on the interconnections of technology, society, and values. It offers writings by authorities as varied as Freeman Dyson, Laurence Lessig, Bruno Latour, and Judy ..." |
 | | Technology and Society Building our Sociotechnical Future (Inside Technology) by Richard Dyer, Rachel Weber, Daniel Sarewitz, Dominique Vinck, Harold Collins, Dr. W. Patrick Mccray, John L. Pollock, Jameson M. Wetmore, Deborah G. Johnson, Gary Chapman, Michael Bess, George Ritzer, Dg Johnson, Jm Wetmore, M. Carme... Gomez Hardcover, 648 Pages, Published 2008 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-10124-0, ISBN: 0-262-10124-6 "Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. This anthology focuses on the interconnections of technology, society, and values. It offers writings by authorities as varied as Freeman Dyson, Laurence Lessig, Bruno Latour, and Judy ..." |
 | | Merriman's a History of Modern Europe Instructor's manual and test-item file by John Merriman, Michael Bess Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 1996 by W. W. Norton & Co. ISBN-13: 978-0-393-96887-3, ISBN: 0-393-96887-1 |
 | | Creative R & D Leadership Insights from Japan by James L. Bess, Michael Bess Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 1995 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-89930-915-6, ISBN: 0-89930-915-1 "Styles of effective leadership in the much-admired research arm of Japanese organizations are examined for the first time in this scientifically validated study of research and development units. Creative R & D Leadership provides new data about how and why certain types of leaders are more successful than others and offers insightful social and cultural explanations for that success. Bess shows that it is the unique blending of persona ..." |
 | | Posthumanism(1st Edition) An Introductory Handbook by Diana Walsh Pasulka, Michael Bess, Not Available Hardcover, 504 Pages, Published 2018 by Macmillan Reference Usa ISBN-13: 978-0-02-866447-7, ISBN: 0-02-866447-7 "Posthumanism: The Future of Homo Sapiens will provide an introduction to a vast array of scholarly perspectives on emergent technologies and biotechnologies used to modify or augment the capabilities of human beings. The handbook covers the fundamental aspects of how bioenhancement will become feasible, what shape these technologies are likely to take, and what sorts of concrete consequences they will have for peopleâ??s lives. This vol ..." |
 | | Neuroscience and Religion(Updated) Brain, Mind, Self, and Soul by Contributor-Stephan Carlson, Contributor-Gary Jensen, Contributor-Michael Bess, Contributor-Alicia Juarrero, Contributor-Tom Gregor, Volney P. Gay, Contributor-Edward Slingerland, Contributor-John Mccarthy, Contributor-Jeff Schall, Jeffrey D. Schall, Dr John Mccarthy, Professor Volney Gay, John A. Mccarthy, Thomas A. Gregor Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2009 by Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-3391-0, ISBN: 0-7391-3391-8 "For religious persons, the notion of human being is tied inextricably to the notion of God (or the gods) and turns on this question: what is human being? How did we, with our almost infinite capacities for thought, change, and domination, come to be? Imbued with powers far beyond any other animal, humans are too faulty to be considered gods themselves. Yet, the idea of God (or the gods) appears in all distinctive human cultures: it name ..." |
 | | Planet in Peril(New) Humanity's Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them by Bess, Michael D. Hardcover, 452 Pages, Published 2022 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-00-916033-9, ISBN: 1-00-916033-8 |
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