Confronting Deep Moral Disagreement: The President's Council on Bioethics,Moral Status,and Human Embryos

The report of the President's Council on Bioethics, Human Cloning and Human Dignity, addresses the central ethical, political, and policy issue in human embryonic stem cell research: the moral status of extracorporeal human embryos. The Council members were in sharp disagreement on this issue and essentially failed to adequately engage and respectfully acknowledge each others' deepest moral concerns, despite their stated commitment to do so. This essay provides a detailed critique of the two extreme views on the Council (i.e., embryos have full moral status or they have none at all) and then gives theoretical grounding for our judgment about the intermediate moral status of embryos. It also supplies an account of how to address profound moral disagreements in the public arena, especially by way of constructing a middle ground that deliberately pays sincere respect to the views of those with whom it has deep disagreements.     

Book Reviews

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The Unconscious at Work: Individual and Organizational Stress in the Human Services, ed. Anton Obholzer and Vega Zagier Roberts, London: Routledge, 1994, 225pp., £37.50 hb., £14.99 pb.

Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse, ed. Valerie Sinason, London: Rout-ledge, 1994, 320 pp., £37.50 hb., £14.99 pb.

From Dependency to Autonomy: Studies in Organisation and Change, Eric Miller, London: Free Association Books, 1993, 343 pp., £22.50 pb.

Counselling - The Deaf Challenge, Mairiam Corker, London: Jessica Kingsley, 1994, 262 pp., £22.50 hb.

Doing Counselling Research, John McLeod, London: Sage Publications, 1994, 216 pp., £10.95 pb.

International Review of Health Psychology, ed. S. Maes, H. Leventhal and M. Johnson, Chichester: Wiley, 1994, 230 pp., £55 hb.

Schizophrenia: Exploring the Spectrum of Psychosis, ed. RJ. Ancill, S. Holliday and J. Higenbotham, Chichester: Wiley, 1994, 376 pp., £60 hb.

Handbook of Group Psychotherapy, ed. Addie Fuhriman and Gary M. Burlingame, New York: Wiley, 1994, 588 pp., £45.50 hb.     

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Reviews of Women and Health: Feminist Perspectives, edited by Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger. London, UK and Bristol PA, USA: Taylor & Francis, 1994, 209 pp. ISBN: 0 7484 0149 0, $24.95. Reviewed by Laurie Lynn Stange.

Laurie Lynn Stange is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in marriage and family therapy at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.     

Therapeutic Communication: Knowing What to Say When, 2nd edition

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Counselling in Medical Settings, Patricia East, Buckingham: Open University Press, 1995, 153 pp., £10.99 pb.

An Introduction to the Therapeutic Frame, Anne Gray, London: Routledge, 1994, 162 pp. £30 hb., £10.00 pb.

Supervising the Counsellor: A Cyclical Model, Steve Page and Val Woskett, London and New York: Routledge, 1994, 215 pp., £35 hb., £12.99 pb.

Paedophiles and Sexual Offences against Children, Dennis Howitt, Chichester: Wiley, 1995, 289 pp., £27.50 hb., £16.99 pb.

A Question of Time: Essentials of Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy, Angela Molnos, London: Karnac, 1995, 132 pp., £14.95 pb.

Mental Space, Robert M. Young, London: Process Press, 1994, 200 pp., £15.95 pb.

Counselling in the Pastoral and Spiritual Context, David Lyall, Buckingham: Open University Press, 1994, 159 pp. £10.99 pb.     

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Preparing for the Twenty‐First Century, Paul Kennedy, Random House, New York, 1993

The Spirit of Community: Rights, Responsibilities, and the Communitarian Agenda, Amitai Etzione, Crown Publishers, New York, 1993

The Collapse of Chaos, Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart, New York: Viking, 1994.

Quantum Implications: Essays in Honour of David Bohm, B. J. Hiley and David Peat London: Rouledge, 1987.

The Undivided Universe, D. Bohm and B. J. Hiley London: Rouledge, 1993.     

Stillness into Storm

Edward Edinger's Seminars: Transformation of Libido, 1994, C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles

Mystery of the Coniunctio, 1994, Inner City Books

The Mysterium Lectures, 1995, Inner City Books

The Eternal Drama: The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology. 1994. By Edward F. Edinger. Edited by Deborah Wesley. Boston and London: Shambala.

Melville's Moby-Dick: An American Nekyia. 1995. By Edward F. Edinger. Toronto: Inner City Books.

Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men. By James Hollis. Toronto: Inner City Books, 1994.

Dreaming the End of the World: Apocalypse as Rite of Passage. By Michael Ortiz Hill. Dallas: Spring Publications, 1994.

Incest Fastasies and Self-Destructive Acts: Jungian and Post-Jungian Psychotherapy in Adolescence. 1995. Edited by Mara Sidoli and Gustav Bovensiepen. New Brunswick, MD: Transaction Publishers.

If Someone Speaks It Gets Lighter. Year. By Lynda Share. New Jersey: The Analytic Press, Inc., 1994.     

Slouching towards Bethlehem

Future Visions: New Technologies of the Screen, by Philip Hay ward and Tana Wollen (Eds), London: Arts Council of Great Britain/British Film Institute, 1993, 212 pages, £12.95 pb.     

An interview with emily and john visher

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Making an Issue of Child Abuse: Political Agenda Setting for Social Problems, by Barbara J. Nelson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984, 269 pages, $27.50.

Child Abuse: A Community Concern, edited by Kim Oates. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1984, 336 pages, $25.00.

Death and Grief in the Family, edited by Thomas T. Frantz. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems Corporation, 1984, 122 pages, $18.00.

A Child Dies: A Portrait of Family Grief, by loan Hagan Arnold &; Penelope Buschman Gernuna. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems Corporation, 1983, 162 pages (price unknown).

The Single Child Family, edited by Toni Falbo. New York: Guilford Press, 1984, 304 pages, $27.50.

Adolescent Crises: Family Counseling Approaches, by Eva Leveton. New York: Springer Publishing, 1984, 285 pages, $24.95.

The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders: An Integrated Developmental Approach, by J. F. Masterson. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1982, 256 pages, $20.00.

The Battered Woman Syndrome, by Lenore E. Walker. New York: Springer, 1984, 272 pages, $21.95.

Human Sexuality: Contemporary Controversies, edited by Harold Feldman 6 Andrea Parrot. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1984, 333 pages.

Family Relationships in Later Life, edited by Timothy Brubaker. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1983, 272 pages, $25.00, paperback $12.50.

Overcrowding in the Household, An Analysis of Determinants and Effects, by Walter R. Gove &; Michael Hughes. New York: Academic Press, 1983, 326 pages, $39.00.

Origins and Evolution of Behavior Disorders, by Stella Chess &; Alexander Thomas. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1984, 320 pages, $30.00.

Psychotherapy with Psychotherapists, edited by Florence W. Kaslow. New York: Haworth Press, 1984, 202 pages, $22.95.

Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book, Volume 3, edited by Peter A. Keller &; Lawrence G. Ritt. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange, 1984, 482 pages, hardbound $39.95; looseleaf binder, $44.95.

Guiding the Family: Practical Counseling Techniques, by B. B. Grunwald &; H. V. McAbee. Muncie, IN: Accelerated Development, 1985, 346 pages, $17.95.

Applying Family Therapy: A Practical Guide for Social Workers, by Helen C. Masson &; Patrick O'Byrne. Oxford, England: Pergamon Press, 1984, 148 pages, hardbound $20.00; paperback $13.00.

Parent Training, edited by Richard F. Dungel &; Richard A. Polster. New York: Guilford, 1984, 576 pages, $35.00.

New Developments in Behavior Therapy, edited by Cyril M. Franks. New York: The Hawthorne Press, 1984, 589 pages, $45.00 hardbound, $24.95 softbound.

Symptom Reduction Through Clinical Biofeedback, by Ivan Wentworth-Rohr, New York: Human Sciences Press, 1984, 273 pages.

American Family Law in Transition, by Walter O. Weyrauch &; Sandord N. Katz. Washington, DC: The Bureau of National Affairs, 1983, 629 pages, $35.00.

The Denial of Stress, edited by Sholomo Breznitz. New York: International Universities Press, 1983, 316 pages, $25.00.

Stress Reduction and Prevention, edited by Donald Meichenbaum 6 Matt Jaremko. New York: Plenum, 1983, 512 pages, $32.50.

Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Nonnormative Life Events, edited by Edward J. Callahan &; Kathleen A. McCluskey. New York: Academic Press, 1983, 314 pages, $29.50.     

Notices

Christliche Glaube in der Begegnung mit dem Islam. Andreas Bsteh (Ed.) 1996. Modling, Verlag. St. Gabriel. 616 pp., pb. DM 42.80, ISBN 3 85264 496 8

Constantinople: city of the world's desire 1453–1924. Philip Mansel, 1995. London, John Murray. xvi + 528 pp., hb. £25, ISBN 0 7195 5076 9

Population of Bosnia in the Ottoman Period: a historical overview. Adem Handzic, 1994. Istanbul, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture. 42 pp., $5.00, ISBN 92 5063 101 6

The Old Bridge (Stari Most) in Mostar. Amir Pasic, 1995. Istanbul, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture. 53 pp., £15.00, ISBN 92 9063 058 2

Islam, Economics and Society. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi, 1994. London, Kegan Paul International. 176 pp., hb. £35.00, ISBN 0 71030470 6

Tackling Racism and Xenophobia: practical guidelines at the local level. Council of Europe, 1995. Strasbourg, Council of Europe Press. 154 pp., pb. n.p., ISBN 92 871 2695 X

Vocational Training Projects: towards equal opportunities for immigrants. Council of Europe, 1994. Strasbourg, Council of Europe Press. 66 pp., pb. n.p., ISBN 92 871 2568 6

Police Training Concerning Migrants and Ethnic Relations. Council of Europe, 1994. Strasbourg, Council of Europe Press. 174 pp., pb. n.p., ISBN 92 871 2458 2     

A Review of “Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents”

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The New Hypnosis in Family Therapy, by Daniel L. Araoz&;Esther Negley-Parker. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 304 pages, $30.00

The Family Interpreted, by Deborah Anne Leupnitz. New York: Basic Books, 352 pages, $22.95.

Family Evaluation, by Michael Kerr&;Murray Bowen. New York: W. W. Norton, 416 pages, $29.95

Family Therapy Techniques for Problem Behaviors of Children and Teenagers, by Charles E. Schaefer, James M. Briesmeister&;Maureen E. Fitton. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 482 pages, $28.95

Family of Origin Therapy, edited by Alan J. Hovestadt&;Marshal Fine. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publications, 1987, 106 pages, $29.67

Siblings in Therapy: Life Span and Clinical Issues, edited by Michael D. Kahn&;Karen Gail Lewis. New York: W. W Norton, 1988, 469 pages, $34.95

A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development, by John Bowlby. New York: Basic Books, 1988, 205 pages, $16.95

Developing Ericksonian Therapy: State of the Art, edited by Jeffrey K. Zeig&;Stephen R. Lankton. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 523 pages, $50.00

Journey with Grandpa: Our Family's Struggle with Alzheimer's Disease, by Rosalie Walsh Honel. Maryland: The John Hopkins University Press, 243 pages, $16.95

The Divorce Decision: What It Can Mean for Your Children, Your Finances, Your Emotions, Your Relationships, Your Future, by Gary Richmond. Waco, TX: Word Book Publishers, 1988, 215 pages, $8.99     

Biotechnology and legitimacy

Contested Technology: Ethics, Risk and Public Debate, edited by Rene von Schomberg, Tilburg: International Centre for Human and Public Affairs, 1995, £19/$29 pb.     

The Integrity Of Uk Academic Research Under Commercial Threat

The Troubled Helix: Social and Psychological Implications of the New Human Genetics, edited by Teresa Marteau and Martin Richards, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, 359 pages, hardback £37.50.     

Commodification of seeds

Unnatural Selection: Technology, Politics and Plant Evolution, by Cary Fowler. International Studies in Global Change, volume 6. Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach, 1994. 352 pages, £33/$50 cloth, £13/$20 pb.     

Book Reviews

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New Directions in Counselling, Rowan Bayne, Ian Horton and Jenny Bimrose (eds), London: Routledge, 1996, 321 pp., £14.99 pb. £50.00 hb.

Counselling the Elderly and their Carers, Paul Terry, London: Macmillan, 1997, 184 pp., £14.99 pb.

The Many Faces of Eros: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Human Sexuality, Joyce McDougall, London: Free Association Books, 1995, 257 pp., £15.99 pb.

The Mind Object: Precocity and Pathology of Self-Sufficiency, Edward G. Corrigan and Pearl-Ellen Gordon (eds), London: Karnac Books, 1995, 263 pp., £19.95 pb.

Interventions with Bereaved Children, Susan C. Smith and Sister Margaret Pennells (eds), London: Jessica Kingsiey, 1995, 342 pp., £16.95 pb.

Race, Culture and Counselling, Colin Lago in collaboration with Joyce Thompson, Buckingham: Open University Press, 168 pp., £27.50 hb., £12.99 pb.

D.W. Winnicott: A Biographical Portrait, Brett Kahr, London: Karnac Books, 1996, 189 pp., £17.95 pb.     

Reviews

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Selected review of current books on sexuality and sex therapy, John P. Wincze, Brown University/V.A. Hospital, Providence

Becoming Orgasmic: A Program of Sexual Growth for Women. Heiman, J., LoPiccolo, L., and LoPiccolo, J. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1976.

Female and Male: Dimensions of Human Sexuality. Pierson, E. and D'Antonio, W. New York: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1974.

Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality. Lief, H.I. Baltimore: The Williams and Wilkins Co., 1975.

Sex After Sixty. Butler, R. and Lewis, M. New York: Harper and Row, 1976.

Sex Therapy at Home. Kass, D. and Stauss, F. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.

SIECUS Study Guides. Sex Information and Education Council of the United States. New York, 1976 (6th printing).

Adulthood and aging: An interdisciplinary developmental view, Douglas Kimmel, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1974, $12.50, 484 pages

Permanent weight control: A total solution to the dieter's dilemma, Michael J. Mahoney, Kathryn Mahoney, New York, W.W. Norton and Co., Inc., 1976, $7.95, 177 pages     

Reviews

Dnevniki ("Diaries") by Eduard Kuznetsov. Les Editeurs Réunis, Paris, 1973. 374 pp.

Sergei by Sergei Kourdakov. Oliphants, London, 1973. 205 pp. £2.50.

Zakonodatelstvo o religii v SSSR. Doklad Komitetu prav cheloveka ("Legislation on Religion in the USSR. Report submitted to the Human Rights Committee") by I. R. Shafarevich, Paris, 1973. 81 pp.     

Book Review

Clinical Klein, R.D. Hinshelwood, London: Free Association Books, 1994, 260 pp., £16.95 pb.

Psychodynamic Treatment Research: A Handbook for Clinical Practice, Nancy E. Miller, Lester Luborsky, Jacques P. Barber and John Docherty, New York: Basic Books, 1993, 577 pp., £40 hb.

Counselling in Independent Practice, Gabrielle Syme, Buckingham: Open University Press, 1994, 160 pp, £10.99 pb.

Sexual Difference: Masculinity and Psychoanalysis, Stephen Frosh, London: Routledge, 1994, 153 pp., £35 hb, £11.99 pb.

A Handbook for Personal Tutors, Sue Wheeler and Jan Birtle, The Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press, 1993, 172 pp., £13.99.

Counselling for Women, Janet Perry, Buckingham: Open University Press, 1993, 128 pp., £10.99 pb.

An Introduction to CounselLing, John McLeod, Buckingham: Open University Press, 1993, 234 pp., £12.99 pb.

Exploring the Unconscious: New Pathways in Depth Analysis, George Frankl, London: Open Gate Press, 1994, 172 pp., £12.95 hb.     

A Comparison of Rorschach Responses Between Negro and White College Students

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David, Henry P. and Brengelmann, J.C., (eds.). Perspectives In Personality Research. New York: Springer, Inc., 1960. 370 pp. $7.50. Reviewed by Kenneth R. Wurtz

Gottsegen, Monroe G. and Gottsegen, Gloria B. Professional School Psychology. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1960, Pp. 292, $7.75. Reviewed by Henry L. Levy

Klopfer, Walter G. The Psychological Report: Use and Communication of Psychological Findings. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1960. Pp. ix and 146. Reviewed by Dale S. Higbee