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Fall 2008
Law No.: LAW5706
Sched. No.: 302wx
Seminar In Ethical Values (Yr)*
Section 0008
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Childress, Marcia Day
Mahoney, Julia



Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room):TBA, - ()
Credits:0Type:Yearlong seminar
Capacity:6 **This information is current as of 10/10/2008 01:58:58 AM**
Current Enrollment:6 **This information is current as of 10/10/2008 01:58:58 AM**

Course Description:

Seminars in Ethical Values are designed to enhance students' understanding of ethical issues and address the broader ethical and moral responsibilities of the lawyer as citizen and leader. The seminars are graded on a pass/fail basis; students earn one credit in the spring semester upon successful completion of the seminar.

Open to students in the medical and law schools, this seminar examines inheritance and tradition. How do professionals determine which ideals, institutions and practices merit retention, and which require reform? What role does the attitude of a young physician or lawyer toward the received wisdom of his chosen field play in the formation of his identity, both personal and professional? Readings may include Sophocles’ Philoctetes; Howard’s End, by E.M. Forster; Shakespeare’s King Lear and Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT: Attendance at all class sessions is expected