Journal #5: Lawrence Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
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Read the situation below and answer the four questions below.
Heinz’s wife was dying from a particular type of cancer. Doctors said a new drug might save her. The drug had been discovered by a local chemist and the Heinz tried desperately to buy some, but the chemist was charging ten times the money it cost to make the drug and this was much more than the Heinz could afford. Heinz could only raise half the money, even after help from family and friends. He explained to the chemist that his wife was dying and asked if he could have the drug cheaper or pay the rest of the money later. The chemist refused saying that he had discovered the drug and was going to make money from it. The husband was desperate to save his wife, so later that night he broke into the chemist’s and stole the drug.
This is Lawrence Kohlberg’s best known story involving moral dilemmas, which he used to further study moral development. Kohlberg agreed with much of Piaget’s theory, but wanted to develop his ideas further and more specifically relating to moral development. Research and report on the three levels of Moral Development according to Lawrence Kohlberg and explain the levels as well as the stages. After you discuss Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development, discuss what the potential issues Make sure you cite all sources and images. At the bottom of your post, add the titles and links used for your post.
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