PSY 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Lawrence Kohlberg
21 Apr 2020
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We have all developed our own and non-transferable morals: values that not only separate "evil" from "good" in the abstract world, but also influence our behaviors, perceptions and thoughts. We could even say that it can be so internalized as to influence our emotions. One of the most important and influential models that attempt to explain the development of our morals is. On the other hand, when everyone has morals, establishing a universal has always been one of the great issues that has troubled many philosophers and thinkers. Kantian perspectives of morality, based on group benefit, to utilitarian perspectives, inspired by individual good. The psychologist lawrence kohlberg wanted to get away from the moral content and study how it develops in people. He did not care what was right or wrong, he cared how we got that idea of right or wrong. Through a multitude of interviews and studies, he observed that the construction of morals increases as children grow.
