Exploiting Hope
Subtitle: How the Promise of New Medical Interventions Sustains Us--And Makes Us Vulnerable
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780197501252
Description: "We often hear stories of people in terrible and seemingly intractable situations that are preyed upon by individuals offering empty promises of help. Frequently these cases are condemned as "exploiting the hope" of another. These accusations are made in a range of contexts, including human smuggling, the beauty industry, and unproven medical interventions. This concept is meant to do heavy lifting in public discourse, identifying a specific form of unethical conduct. However, it is poorly understood what is intended to be wrong by exploiting hope, the range of activities that can accurately be captured under this concept, and what should be done about it. Thus, it is an ethical concept that is ripe for extended analysis and discussion"--