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...American Bergman, her realm is purely psychological, obsessed with blockage in relationships. Like Bergman, too, externalities are sucked into the personal in such a way as to become a metaphor for the personal. Her book opens with the electrocution of the Rosenbergs; the newspapers are hungry for their execution. Esther imagines how it would be to be burnt up all along her nerves. In the asylum she is given shock treatments as cure for her insanity. "I'm stupid about executions." she says. In the way that the Vietnam war figures in Bergman's Persona, the Extermination figures in "Daddy...
...journey of inner transformation. As Prince Hal moves from tavern playboy to patriot King, so Richard moves from self-indulgent fop to martyr. Chamberlain accomplishes this with masterly gradations. His early Richard walks with a kind of saucy flippancy. When he banishes Bolingbroke and Mowbray from the realm, it is not so much with imperial ire as petulant impatience. He has already gained in gravity when he later drops to the ground and fondles the soil of England: "Dear earth, I do salute thee with my hands, Though rebels wound thee with their horses' hoofs...
...remarkable advances in molecular biology during the past two decades have given man an understanding of the basic processes that shape his life and have placed within the realm of possibility medical achievements undreamed of a scant few years ago. As more and more of the once-mysterious life forces within the cell are defined in the logical language of chemistry, the way is being opened not only for permanent cures of genetic diseases but also for drastic changes in man's genetic makeup. The acquisition of the power to eliminate genetic imperfections and engineer entirely new characteristics for humans...
Such worries are probably premature. To some experts, the more radical forms of behavior control, especially genetic modification, belong to the realm of science fiction. Yet others believe that biological predictions are always too conservative, and that man will soon proceed, and succeed, with his experiments. If he does, he must prepare himself for a social and moral revolution that would affect some of his most cherished institutions, including religion, marriage and the family. With such possibilities in mind, Nobelist George Beadle has warned that "man knows enough but is not yet wise enough to make...
...long-term goal of the institute, says Callahan, is "legitimizing the problems," making the study of ethical issues a respectable part of the scientific curriculum. Too many scientists, says Gaylin, "see this as something mushy, something for Sunday morning, beyond the realm of science." To change that situation, the institute is trying to educate legislators on the importance of ethical considerations, and is encouraging universities to offer a solid background in ethical studies for "every scientific professional." At the Texas Medical Center in Houston, a similar interdisciplinary effort has been started by the Institute of Religion and Human Development...