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The Placebo Effect
Philosophy Now 55:50-54 (2006)
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A humorous short story about a company that tries marketing a placebo as a more expensive drug on the grounds that doing this will both maximize their profits and benefit the greatest number, since research shows the placebo to be highly effective if marketed as something elseAuthor's Profile
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