Pretending to care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21514751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Doug I Hardman (0000-0001-6717-2323, Bournemouth University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 506-509 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jme-2022-108562 |
| PMID | 36319081 |
| OpenAlex | W4307969198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
On one hand, it is commonly accepted that clinicians should not deceive their patients, yet on the other there are many instances in which deception could be in a patient’s best interest. In this paper, I propose that this conflict is in part driven by a narrow conception of deception as contingent on belief. I argue that we cannot equate non-deceptive care solely with introducing or sustaining a patient’s true belief about their condition or treatment, because there are many instances of clinical care which are non-doxastic and non-deceptive. Inasmuch as this is true, better understanding of non-doxastic attitudes, such as hope and pretence, could improve our understanding of deception in clinical practice
Deception · Doxastic logic · Epistemology · Self-deception · Computer Science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |