Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ETHICS, MEDICINE, AND PUBLIC POLICY

Department: Philosophy

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The relationship between theories of justice and accounts of the proper allocation of health care is explored. The first half examines Rawl's "Theory of Justice", Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia", and particular accounts of justice and health care. The second addresses specific problems in the allocation of health care resources.