PHIL 6250: Ethics of Public Policy

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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.

Average GPA: 3.68

Grade distribution records: 31 students across 5 terms.

Grade distribution

Based on 31 student grade records across 5 terms and 1 professor.

Instructors

• Gordon Hull 31 students, Average GPA 3.68