UNIT-5-To-Lie-or-not-to-Lie-—-the-Doctor’s-Dilemma.pptx

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,TO LIE OR NOT TO LIE,-THE DOCTORS DILEMMA,t,e,x,t,2,于雯超,蒋佳媛,1/14,Social Psychologist Jerald Jellison estimates that the average American outstrips Pinocchio by telling a whopping 200 lies a day,including white lies and false excuses(Sorry Im late.I was tied up at the office).,Background,2/14,ABOUT THE AUTHORS,Sissela Bok(born Sissela Myrdal on 2 December 1934)is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist,the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners:Gunnar Myrdal who won the Economics prize with Friedrich Hayek in 1974,and Alva Myrdal who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982,.,She received her B.A.and M.A.in psychology from George Washington University in 1957 and 1958,and her Ph.D.in philosophy from Harvard University in 1970.,She is married to Derek Bok,former president(1971-1991)and interimpresident(-)of Harvard.Her,daughter,Hilary Bok,is also a philosopher.Sissela Boks brother,Jan Myrdal,is a political writer and journalist.,She was awarded the Courage of Conscience award on 24 April 1991 for her contributions to peacemaking strategies in the tradition of her mother,3/14,Sissela Bok,Works:,Lying:Moral Choice in Public and Private Life,(1978,What makes lying wrong?,What makes deception wrong?when it is wrong?,This book stimulates the reader into becoming more aware of its consequences for social behavior.By using a philosophical approach with contrasting opinions and beliefs,Bok offers some refreshing insights intended to enable the reader to resolve the associated ethical dilemma.,4/14,Sissela Bok,Works,5/14,Her quotes,“Whatever matters to human beings,trust is the atmosphere in which it thrives.”,-fromlyings,“Any awareness of how lies spread must generate a real sensitivity to the fact that most lies believed to be“white”are unnecessary if not downright undesirable.”,-lyings,6/14,My opinions,I agree the authors opinions.,Telling lies is bad for us.Regardless of their intentions of lies,the behavior of lies is not good in essence.They try to deceive others only to end up in deceiving themselves.And as the old saying goes,fire cannot be wrapped up in paper.It is impossible to keep the facts in mind forever and sooner or later they will find the truth.So we would rather tell them the facts to let them understand themselves conditions than let them feel that they are fooled.,Also,they have the right to know how their health is.We should respect their choice and understand what they need indeed.,7/14,We know what we should do and what we should not do.Honesty is peoples basic moral character.I think that it is our bottom line to conduct ourselves in society.,8/14,Go away,my tumor,Dr.Liang,Xiong Dun,she got a Malignant tumor,and She was very brave,she had been fighting against the disease,till she passed away.,9/14,Some,Medical Workers,Physician,Surgeon,Dentist,I,ntern,Resident,Chief Resident,Nurse,Head Nurse,10/14,Question,1.,Have you ever been to hospital?What did you think of the doctors attitude?,2.,Have you ever thought of being a doctor?Why or why not?,3.,Suppose you are seriously ill,do you want the doctor to tell you the truth or not?Why?,11/14,Part Division of the Text,part1(para.15）,doctors reasons for telling lies,part2(para.69）,the author reasons why patients should be told the truth,part3(para.1011),the author urges that an open debate should be held on this issue,12/14,Summary,When treating seriously ill patients,many doctors think that it is best not to tell them the truth about their condition.These doctors sincerely believe that they have good reasons to tell lies for the patients own benefit.,But the author of this article takes a different view on this issue.She gives several reasons why patients,especially those who are dying,should be told the truth.She also discusses the great harm doctors lies do not only to their patients,but also to the doctors themselves and to the entire medical profession.,And in the last paragraph of the article,the author urges that an open debate be held on this issue.,13/14,my opinions,I think that in the patients condition,the doctor should tell the truth.All patients have the right to know about,their,health,condition,becasue,no one likes to be,a fool,.,It,s supported that,doctor,shouldn,t lie to his patient,it will be,beneficial to the patients psychological construction,and,can,also help to,save a lot of time for,treatment.,14/14,