Nudging as Informing

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ID19216682
AuthorsClint Hurshman (0000-0003-3320-8943, National University of Singapore, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume56
Issue4
Pages373-396
Publication date2026-04-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00483931261441192
OpenAlexW7153280682
LanguageEN
References cited39

Nudging is the intentional manipulation of the way that a decision is presented to influence choices without taking away options. In medicine, nudging has been proposed as a way for physicians to promote patients’ well-being by steering them toward choices that are actually in their best interest. However, it has been argued that clinical nudging undermines informed consent by interfering with patients’ ability to weigh reasons bearing on their decisions. This paper defends (some) clinical nudges on the basis that they promote informed decision-making by making relevant considerations salient and thereby contributing to patients’ appreciation of them

Behavioural economics · Informed consent · Motivated reasoning · Nudge theory · Salient · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

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