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Section I / The Physician as Moral Arbiter.- The Physician as a Moral Force in American History.- The Physician as Moral Arbiter.- Section II / The Costs of New Knowledge.- Moral Issues Relating to the Economics of New Knowledge in the Biomedical Sciences.- Only the Best is Good Enough?.- Section III / Costs, Benefits, and the Responsibilities of Medical Science.- Morality and the Social Control of Biomedical Technology.- Rights and Responsibilities in Medical Science.- Health, Justice, and Responsibility.- Section IV / Biomedical Knowledge: Libertarian vs. Socialist Models.- The Need to Know: Utilitarian and Esthetic Values of Biomedical Science.- Medical Knowledge as a Social Product: Rights, Risks, and Responsibilities.- Biomedical Knowledge: Progress and Priorities.- Section V / Biomedical Ethics and Advances in Biomedical Science.- Applying Morality to Advances in Biomedicine: Can and Should This be Done?.- Biomedicine, Health Care Policy, and the Adequacy of Ethical Theory.- Section VI / Conclusions and Reflections: Present and Future Problems.- Why New Technology is More Problematic than Old Technology.- The Uses of Biomedical Knowledge: The End of the Era of Optimism?.- The Best is Yet to Come.- Scientific Advance, Technological Development, and Society.- The Life-World and the Patient’s Expectations of New Knowledge.- Epilogue.- Notes on Contributors.