Carleton University · PADM 5230

Ethics for Public Policy

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

The development and application of ethical theories to examine not simply what governments could do, but what they should do on the basis of consequences, principles, or motivations. Applications could include policies affecting climate change, income inequality, end of life, privacy, use of force.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as PADM 4230 , for which additional credit is precluded.
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The development and application of ethical theories to examine not simply what governments could do, but what they should do on the basis of consequences, principles, or motivations. Applications could include policies affecting climate change, income inequality, end of life, privacy, use of force.

  • Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as PADM 4230 , for which additional credit is precluded.

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