PLSC 313 - Ethics and Public Policy

Institution:

Saint Francis University

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

What is right and what is wrong? Who decides? What if the individual disagrees with the community? Rules and public policies defining and proscribing wrongs aredeveloped and enforced. But are such rules always right? An examination of ethicaldilemmas from classical and contemporary perspectives. Defending a killer, following orders, privacy and the press, censorship, conscience, and related matters discussed. Prerequisite: Political Science 102 or 103 or consent of instructor. Spring, oddnumbered years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.francis.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 472-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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