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Are “nudges” ethical?

Posted on September 30, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Moral philosopher Jeremy Waldron offers this powerful critique of “soft paternalism” or the use of state-sponsored “nudges” to change behavior (emphasis ours): … it may help to think about a slightly different sort of nudge—an informational nudge, where we manipulate the information given … Continue reading →

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