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Kohlberg. What are morals?. Who is the most moral ? Rank order. A. Billy, a little kid who stole a cookie from the cookie jar, but put it back because he didn’t want to get in trouble B. Hitler, the founder of Nazi Germany C.A religious figure. Kohlberg’s 6 Stages of Moral Development.

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Kohlberg

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  1. Kohlberg What are morals?

  2. Who is the most moral? Rank order • A. Billy, a little kid who stole a cookie from the cookie jar, but put it back because he didn’t want to get in trouble • B. Hitler, the founder of Nazi Germany • C.A religious figure

  3. Kohlberg’s 6 Stages of Moral Development

  4. Preconvention • Definition: • Right and wrong determined by punishment and rewards • Stage 1 – Punishment/obedience. Whatever leads to punishment is wrong • Stage 2 – Rewards. The right way to behave is the way of rewarding

  5. Pre Conventional Examples • Stage 1: • It would be bad for me to take my friend's toy because the teacher will punish me. • Stage 2: • If Katy is nice to me, I'll be nice to her, but if she is mean to me, I won't feel bad about being mean too.

  6. Convention • Definition: • Views of other matter. Avoidance of blame; seeking approval • Stage 3 – Good intentions. Behaving in ways that conform to “good behavior” • Stage 4 – Obedience to authority. Importance of doing one’s duty

  7. Conventional Examples • Stage 3: • I better not drink and drive because my friends will think less of me and I, in turn, will think less of myself. • Stage 4: • I am personally against the war, but would never publicly protest it on campus without the administration's permission

  8. Post Convention • Definition: • Abstract notions of justice. Rights of others can override laws. • Stage 5 – Difference between moral and legal right. • Stage 6 – Takes into account likely views of everyone affected by a moral decision.

  9. Post Conventional Examples • Stage 5: • It can't be right that huge corporations sometimes pay no taxes; that law needs to be changed, so that the burden of taxes falls more equally on everyone's shoulders. • Stage 6: • I refuse to obey a law which treats a large portion of the population as second-class citizens.

  10. Imagine you are at the mall shopping for new clothes. You find several items you would like, however you can only afford to buy one. You decide to try them on to see which one looks best on you. As you enter the dressing room, you notice a wallet on the floor. You open the wallet and there are several credit cards, a photo ID, and 200$ in cash. As you look through the wallet, a few things might cross your mind:

  11. “I really need these clothes. Nobody will ever know if I just take the cash and leave the wallet in here on the floor. That way, I can get the clothes I want without the risk of getting caught!” • “I really like these clothes, so I want to take the money. If I take the wallet tho, someone might find out and I could get in big trouble– if I use the credit cards I might even get prosecuted. I think I will turn the wallet in to the sales clerk, even though I want to keep it.” • “I’d like to keep the cash, but I want the owner of the wallet and the salespeople to commend me for my honest. Maybe the owner of the wallet will call and thank me for turning in and even give me a reward.” • “Although I would like to keep the cash, stealing is wrong and I just couldn’t live with myself if I stole the cash. I will call the owner of the wallet since I have their contact info on their photo ID.”

  12. How did you make your decision? • A. based on satisfying your own needs? • B. avoiding getting caught? • C. or simply because you think it would be morally wrong? WHY?

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