The social perception of what the m? Physicians: knights? Squire, farmers, right? [Comment]

Societal Perceptions of Physicians: Knights, Knaves, or Pawns? [Commentary]
Knights, Knaves, or Pawns? JAMA. 2010;304(9):1009-1010. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1250 The British economist Julian Le Grand suggested that public policy is grounded in a conception of humans as “knights,” “knaves,” or “pawns.” 1 Human beings are motivated by virtue ( knights ) or rigid self-interest ( knaves ) or are passive victims of their circumstances ( pawns ). A society’s view of human …

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