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1、TOLIEORNOTTOLIE THEDOCTOR SDILEMMA t e x t 2 于雯超蒋佳媛 SocialPsychologistJeraldJellisonestimatesthattheaverageAmericanoutstripsPinocchiobytellingawhopping200liesaday includingwhiteliesandfalseexcuses SorryI mlate Iwastiedupattheoffice Background ABOUTTHEAUTHOR S SisselaBok bornSisselaMyrdalon2December1
2、934 isaSwedish bornAmericanphilosopherandethicist thedaughteroftwoNobelPrizewinners GunnarMyrdalwhowontheEconomicsprizewithFriedrichHayekin1974 andAlvaMyrdalwhowontheNobelPeacePrizein1982 ShereceivedherB A andM A inpsychologyfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversityin1957and1958 andherPh D inphilosophyfromHarv
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4、rategiesinthetraditionofhermother SisselaBokWorks Lying MoralChoiceinPublicandPrivateLife 1978 Whatmakeslyingwrong Whatmakesdeceptionwrong whenitiswrong Thisbookstimulatesthereaderintobecomingmoreawareofitsconsequencesforsocialbehavior Byusingaphilosophicalapproachwithcontrastingopinionsandbeliefs B
5、okofferssomerefreshinginsightsintendedtoenablethereadertoresolvetheassociatedethicaldilemma SisselaBokWorks Herquotes Whatevermatterstohumanbeings trustistheatmosphereinwhichitthrives from lyings Anyawarenessofhowliesspreadmustgeneratearealsensitivitytothefactthatmostliesbelievedtobe white areunnece
6、ssaryifnotdownrightundesirable lyings Myopinions Iagreetheauthor sopinions Tellingliesisbadforus Regardlessoftheirintentionsoflies thebehaviorofliesisnotgoodinessence Theytrytodeceiveothersonlytoendupindeceivingthemselves Andastheoldsayinggoes firecannotbewrappedupinpaper Itisimpossibletokeepthefact
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10、hypatientsshouldbetoldthetruthpart3 para 10 11 theauthorurgesthatanopendebateshouldbeheldonthisissue Summary Whentreatingseriouslyillpatients manydoctorsthinkthatitisbestnottotellthemthetruthabouttheircondition Thesedoctorssincerelybelievethattheyhavegoodreasonstotellliesforthepatients ownbenefit Bu
11、ttheauthorofthisarticletakesadifferentviewonthisissue Shegivesseveralreasonswhypatients especiallythosewhoaredying shouldbetoldthetruth Shealsodiscussesthegreatharmdoctors liesdonotonlytotheirpatients butalsotothedoctorsthemselvesandtotheentiremedicalprofession Andinthelastparagraphofthearticle thea
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