A Strong Remedy to a Weak Ethical Defence of Homeopathy

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• 作者：David Shaw
• 关键词：Homeopathy ; Ethics ; Evidence ; Deception ; Placebo
• 刊名：Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：12
• 期：4
• 页码：549-553
• 全文大小：233 KB
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• 作者单位：David Shaw (1)
  
  1. Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
  
• 刊物主题：Theory of Medicine/Bioethics; Ethics; Medical Law;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1872-4353

文摘

In this article, I indicate and illustrate several flaws in a recent “ethical defence” of homeopathy. It transpires that the authors’ arguments have several features in common with homeopathic remedies, including strong claims, a lack of logic or evidence, and no actual effect. Keywords Homeopathy Ethics Evidence Deception Placebo