Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback

Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback

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Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback
  • Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback
  • Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback
Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback

Good Ethics: and Bad Choices: The Relevance of Behavioral Economics for Medical Ethics - Paperback

$57.46
$57.46

by Allan Miki (Author)

An analysis of how findings in behavioral economics challenge fundamental assumptions of medical ethics, integrating the latest research in both fields.

Bioethicists have long argued for rational persuasion to help patients with medical decisions. But the findings of behavioral economics-popularized in Thaler and Sunstein's Nudge and other books-show that arguments depending on rational thinking are unlikely to be successful and even that the idea of purely rational persuasion may be a fiction. In Good Ethics and Bad Choices, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby examines how behavioral economics challenges some of the most fundamental tenets of medical ethics. She not only integrates the latest research from both fields but also provides examples of how physicians apply concepts of behavioral economics in practice.
Blumenthal-Barby analyzes ethical issues raised by "nudging" patient decision making and argues that the practice can improve patient decisions, prevent harm, and perhaps enhance autonomy. She then offers a more detailed ethical analysis of further questions that arise, including whether nudging amounts to manipulation, to what extent and at what point these techniques should be used, when and how their use would be wrong, and whether transparency about their use is required. She provides a snapshot of nudging "in the weeds," reporting on practices she observed in clinical settings including psychiatry, pediatric critical care, and oncology. Warning that there is no "single, simple account of the ethics of nudging," Blumenthal-Barby offers a qualified defense, arguing that a nudge can be justified in part by the extent to which it makes patients better off.
Number of Pages: 66
Dimensions: 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: November 07, 2022

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