Gaylin (psychiatry, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) and Jennings (The Hastings Center and Yale U. School of Public Health) combine psychological and political theory in their argument that the growth of a libertarian component within liberalism has led to "a culture of autonomy" that detrimentally elevates values of personal freedom over notions of interdependence. They call for a critical response that takes into account aspects of the human condition such as need, vulnerability, frailty, fallibility, weakness, and mortality and encourages the coercive controls of the social emotions shame, guilt, and conscience. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)