This class focuses on three important questions that lay at the
intersection of ethics and public policy. First, what morally
problematic means are justified in pursuing valuable political ends?
Second, what should the ends of public policy be? Third, what are the
moral responsibilities of public officials when they try to answer
the first two questions? We shall begin each session by evaluating
the theory on its own terms. In our second hour, we shall apply the
principles derived from ethical theory to concrete cases in public
policy. We shall also use the cases to test the adequacy of the
ethical theory.