Running head: PIAGET & KOHLBERG RESEARCH ON THE COGNITIVE & MORAL DEVELOPMENT THEORIES OF JEAN PIAGET & LAWRENCE KOHLBERG DONNA O. O ’CONNOR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN ABSTRACT The intention of this paper is to provide an overview of the psychological theories of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. While Piaget ’s perspective was psychological‚ Kholberg ’s viewpoint was psychological with emphasis placed on moral development and both theories will be compared and contrasted in
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Kukathas’s makes the claim that cultural rights are not necessary in order to protect the interest of a cultural groups because individual rights are sufficient in protecting a culture’s broader interest. Kukathas believes that it is unnecessary to change or abandon the established liberal language of individual rights (Kukathas 107)‚ as long as an individual has the autonomy to associate or disassociate with a group (120). A weakness in Kukathas’s argument is that in many cultural groups an individual
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Let him therefore consider with himselfe‚ when taking a journey‚ he armes himself‚ and seeks to go well accompanied; when going to sleep‚ he locks his dores; when even in his house he locks his chests…what opinion he has of his fellow Citizens‚ when he locks his dores; and of his children‚ and servants‚ when he locks his chests. Does he not there as much accuse mankind by his actions… [?] (Hobbes‚ Leviathan‚ I.xiii‚ 186-187) Because men lack “direct epistemic access” to the particular intentions
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Following on from Thrasymachus’ attack on justice‚ book 2 begins with Glaucon and Adeimantus drawing agreement to this attack‚ seeking however‚ to establish a more robust approach to why morality is unprofitable- distancing thus from the social contract theory. Glaucon divides the notion of the goods into three classes; the first class explores the instrumental kind‚ where things are only desirable in virtue of the consequences (necessary evil)‚ this evident in his examples of physical training and
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“It’s certainly accepted as part of the culture that you game the system as much as you possibly can‚ and if you don’t get caught‚ it ain’t cheating‚” said Stephen Mosher‚ a professor at Ithaca College who studies sports ethics. Many professional players explore gamesmanship‚if not secretly‚ blatantly and it is sometimes brushed off as harmless and acceptable. Then there are times that strategies are genuinely cheating and despicable. Many people argue that gamesmanship corresponds with cheating
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Kohlberg’s theory on Moral Development opened up a new field of study in Western science. The theory gained momentum in the sixties and seventies and continues to inspire research today (Daeg de Mott‚ 2007). Kohlberg’s theory was the first of its kind and remains the foundation for all subsequent research into moral reasoning (Daeg de Mott‚ 2007). Kohlberg wrote the book “The Philosophy of Moral Development”‚ in 1981. He was also involved in many articles and professional journals‚ such as “The Just
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no idea where they are decide to work it. The boys slowly adapt to the island by finding food‚ choosing a leader‚ building huts‚ lighting the fire as a rescue signal‚etc. The boys slowly start to change into something more savage. As Jack‚ Roger‚ piggy’s glasses shows how life on the island adjust from civilized to savagery. Jack is one of the most distinct character to show how civilization can fall and turn into a something more savage. To begin with he was a choir boy who wanted to be the tribe
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MORALS Morals http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-hume-morality/ Growing up I always was told to tell the truth‚ treat everyone how you would want to be treated and not to lie‚ cheat‚ or steal because these are morals I should live by. The definition of morals is a principle or habit with respect to right or wrong conduct. What is right and wrong‚ and who decides these rights and wrongs? I will go back and explore Kant and Locke to hopefully answer my questions. • The values people
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As educators‚ we need to understand the moral devel¬opment of our students. Why? The answer is‚ as a classroom teacher‚ we are confronted with hundreds of issues pertaining to our students’ moral reasoning each day. These may range from decisions they make about whether to cheat on a test to whether to be tolerant toward a classmate who is being picked on by others. Every day‚ our students make hundreds of comments and decisions that involve moral reasoning. Knowing how and when to respond‚ requires
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showing as a signal. Don’t take fire from the mountain. Take your food up there.” Golding including this passage of demonstrating how Ralph is trying to enforce rules to keep an organized civilization shows Ralph as being a true leader‚ and keeping his morals. This truly shows Golding’s deep descriptions of Ralph in order to form Ralph into a round character. In Golding’s description of Ralph throughout the whole book I would categorize Ralph as a dynamic character. Although Ralph’s change in the novel
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