Finite Game or Infinite Game: A Philosophical Interpretation of Doctor-patient Conflict
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2022.09.03
- VernacularTitle:有限游戏还是无限游戏：一个医患冲突的哲学解读
- Author:
Yi CHEN
1
;
Ruiming LIU
1
;
Fangming ZHAI
1
,
2
;
Libin ZENG
1
,
2
Author Information
1. College of Humanities and Management, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
2. Medical Security Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Doctor-patient Relationship;
Finite Games;
Infinite Games;
Doctor-patient Conflict;
Philosophy
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2022;35(9):938-948
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
It is a new attempt to interpret the essence of doctor-patient relationship and reveal the mechanism of doctor-patient conflict by using game theory. According to James Cass’s philosophy theory of finite and infinite games, this paper applies the four elements of finite and infinite games: "goal-actor-rule-boundary". Combined with the four elements of game theory, the doctor-patient relationship was systematically interpreted, and the evolution model of finite games and infinite games was constructed. This paper held that the essence of doctor-patient relationship is an infinite game in theory, the nature of doctor-patient relationship is a finite game in reality, and doctor-patient conflict is the result of the evolution of the finite game of doctor-patient relationship. Based on the finite game evolution model, this paper analyzed the causes of doctor-patient conflict in the specific narrative of doctor-patient conflict, and pointed out that the doctor-patient relationship can only be resolved by changing their "game view", so as to achieve the transcendence of the doctor-patient relationship from finite game to infinite game.
