Philosophy of Law (PHI 340)
Term: 2008-2009 Academic Year Spring
Schedule
Tue, 6:35 PM - 9:25 PM (1/14/2009 - 5/10/2009) Location: MAIN KELLE K002
Description
An examination of the role of philosophy and morality in legal decisions and the legal profession; an examination of the role of philosophy and morality in criminal law and First Amendment law (freedom of speech and religion) and other important legal issues of our time; an investigation of the extent to which the state may regulate the private affairs of its citizens; and a consideration of the role that moral theory has to play in the process of constitutional interpretation.