This book presents in 492 pages of a convenient paperback volume an astonishing anthology and bibliography of the ethical, moral, philosophical, and legal components of clinical investigation. The seven chapters include selections from the writings of many well-known essayists of Europe and America as well as the opinions and counsel of physicians, philosophers, psychiatrists, clergy, lawyers, publishers, sociologists, statisticians, and pharmacologists.
Only a very few will read this book in its entirety but it is a valuable reference for student, clinician, teacher, or researcher. It is difficult to review this book without yielding to the temptation of entering into the debate.