AGAINST HOMEOPATHY – A UTILITARIAN PERSPECTIVE
I examine the positive and negative features of homeopathy from an ethical perspective. I consider: (a) several potentially beneficial features of homeopathy, including non-invasiveness, cost-effectiveness, holism, placebo benefits and agent autonomy; and (b) several potentially negative features of...
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Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
Язык: | Английский |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2012
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Bioethics
Год: 2012, Том: 26, Выпуск: 8, Страницы: 398-409 |
Другие ключевые слова: | B
Complementary medicine
B Alternative Medicine B Cam B Homeopathy |
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Итог: | I examine the positive and negative features of homeopathy from an ethical perspective. I consider: (a) several potentially beneficial features of homeopathy, including non-invasiveness, cost-effectiveness, holism, placebo benefits and agent autonomy; and (b) several potentially negative features of homeopathy, including failure to seek effective healthcare, wastage of resources, promulgation of false beliefs and a weakening of commitment to scientific medicine. A utilitarian analysis of the utilities and disutilities leads to the conclusion that homeopathy is ethically unacceptable and ought to be actively rejected by healthcare professionals. |
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ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2010.01876.x |