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Background Report: The Ethics of Manipulation
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Based on source story: The Ethics of Manipulation from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Stanford Encyclopedia of gives a fuller report on The of Manipulation. Suppose that plans to do Y, but wants her to do X instead. has tried unsuccessfully to provide with reasons for doing X rather.
Suppose that plans to do Y , but wants her to do X instead. has tried unsuccessfully to provide with reasons for doing X rather than Y .
If is unwilling to resort to coercion or force, he might deploy any of the after tactics to try to influence Tonya&rsquo. s choice. For example, might &hellip.
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