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Originally Posted by sterlingice
One of the most interesting parts of my ethics class in college was a section on expertise and the responsibility and power afforded experts in a field. One of the more interesting cases I thought was the simple one of a doctor. You have a preconceived notion of what is wrong with you and go to the doctor for some wacky placebo treatment. Is the doctor ethically responsible to contradict you and risk his livelihood by you leaving or does he cajole you if there is no harm done?
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Was there much of a debate about this? Every dilemma in business ethics risks your livelihood. I'd be curious to hear a defense of the doctor not being honest.