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PUAF 650

MORAL DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY
www.puaf.umd.edu/puaf650

Fall 2001
Thursdays 1:30 - 4:00
Van Munching 1107

 

ROBERT K. FULLINWIDER
3109 Van Munching Hall
office: 301/405-4760
home: 301/927-2537
fax: 301/314-9346
rf30@umail.umd.edu

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES


Aug 30
Sept 6
Sept 13
Sept 20
Sept 27
Oct 4
Oct 11
Oct 18
Oct 25
Nov 1
Nov 8
Nov 15
Nov 22
Nov 29
Dec 6
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CLASS CANCELLED
Introduction
Morality and Roles
Roles/Religion and the Public Square
Religion and the Public Square
Religion and the Public Square
Liberalism, Justice, and Accommodation
The Politics of Responsibility
EXAM
The Politics of Responsibility
The Politics of Responsibility
Affirmative Action
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action
FINAL EXAM

READINGS - BOOKS

1. Stephen L. Carter, The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion (Anchor Books, 1994 - $15.95)

2. Elizabeth Bartholet, Nobody's Children: Abuse and Neglect, Foster Drift, and the Adoptive Alternative (Beacon Press - $17.50)

3. William G. Bowen and Derek Bok, The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Princeton University Press, 1998 - $15.95)

NOTE - only the Carter book has been ordered through the University bookstores.  The other books can be purchased easily from a Web site like Amazon.com or from a local superstore like Borders.  


READINGS - OTHER

Additional readings will be provided as handouts or as web links.

REQUIREMENTS

Grades will be based on (1) class attendance and participation; (2) various small writing assignments; and (3) mid-term and final exams.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Carter: all except chapter 12
Bartholet: all
Bowen & Bok: through p. 290 (excludes appendices)