Why do people come to reject climate science or the safety and efficacy of vaccines, in
defiance of the scientific consensus? A popular view explains bad beliefs like these as …

So‐called nudge policies utilize insights from behavioral science to achieve policy
outcomes. Nudge policies try to improve people's decisions by changing the ways options …

In this article, we systematically review the literature on the ethics of nudging. Since the
publication of the book Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein in 2008, a rich literature …

We present a theoretical model to clarify the underlying mechanisms that drive individual
decision making and responses to behavioral interventions, such as nudges. The model …

One of the most pervasive criticisms of nudges has been the claim that they violate,
undermine or decrease people's (personal) autonomy. This claim, however, is seldom …

Land use planning has become an important topic for research in China and a critical public
management means to restrain and regulate land use behavior. China's current land use …

Manipulation is a means by which a person is gotten to do something that the person was
not initially inclined to do. As such, it is a form of power. Distinguishing it from other forms of …

Altering acoustic environments to prevent crime is a strategy employed by municipalities,
police departments, and other state actors around the world. Most often such means are …

The practice of medicine frequently involves the unconsented restriction of liberty. The
reasons for unilateral liberty restrictions are typically that being confined, strapped down, or …

Critics of empathy—the capacity to share the mental lives of others—have charged that
empathy is intrinsically biased. It occurs between no more than two people, and its key …