Question

Kohlberg's Three Levels of Morality

This week’s lecture focused on moral development and ethical reasoning. As part of your readings for the week, Kohlberg’s three levels of morality were discussed. How would you have answered Heinz’s dilemma? (See readings for the week for the full dilemma). Which of Kohlberg’s three levels of morality do you feel you are in? Do you feel you are in a different level of morality in different settings (i.e. work vs. personal life?) How has your morality (if it has) progressed from your adolescence?

PLEASE IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!!! NO PLAGIARISM!!!!!

Answer 1

My answer to Heinz's Dilemma would be, that he should steal the medicine as it is the only option to save the life,but he should make sure that the chemist is properly compensated ss soon as possible.This would probably make me fall in theConventional morality level.The level of morality has definitely progressed from adolescence to early adulthood.Earlier morality was more more about fitting in and pleasing others, but gradually the view has shifted to taking more individualistic decisions, that are socially correct but also in one's own interest.In terms of the theory there has been a shift from the stage to stage 4 of contentional morality.