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PHIL 6250 - Ethics of Public Policy


Examines the conceptual tools available in the development of policies, regulations and guidelines that are responsive to normative standards of character and conduct. The course will include discussion of ethical and political theory, as well as its intersection with policy-making at topics such as equity, efficiency, security, and liberty. Issues may include how specific policies express moral commitments and choices, how some policies favor certain values over others, as well as on issues such as whistle-blowing, “dirty hands” (doing wrong to do right), “many hands” (hiding accountability in bureaucracy) and professional incompetence.

Credit Hours: (3)


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