Category: Moral Development

The subjects of morality, ethics and ethical codex have been studied since the times of the Classics and have often been considered as either the same thing, or synonyms (Slavicek, 2013). The word ethics has its origins in the works of the early philosophers, starting with Platos testament of Socratess ethical dilemmas, in which Socrates…

The World itself has some basic norms to restrain and prevent the chaos that should apply to all human beings. Both anti-social and moral behavior is determined by how people look after themselves and to others. Basic examples of moral behavior are honesty, respect for oneself and others, tolerance and self-control; people who can differentiate…

This essay will discuss and evaluate the six stage of Kohlbergs moral development theory. Before Lawrence Kohlberg, Jean Piaget, a swiss psychologist, thought that there were only two stages to moral development, one that is subject to the rule of others and another that is subject only to a persons own rules (Benson and Collin…

Through history, there have been some very deep inquiries concerning if morality is innate or learned in humans. Morality by definition is the principles that distinguish right and wrong. Philosophers were questioning the idea of what is right and wrong but havent necessarily came to a conclusion during the modern-era of philosophy. (Haidt & Joseph,…

Lawerence Kohlberg is famous for his research theory of Moral Development which was heavily inspired by Piaget’s, Deweys, and Baldwin’s theories of development in the mind and body. Kohlberg’s Moral development theory is a series of levels thought to be for when people go through when their morals are developing from a young age to…