California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Created: September 22, 2009
Latest Update: September 24, 2009
jeannecurran@habermas.org
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• Introduction

  As with so many things, the way we see death, remembrance, renewal, mortality, and immortality depends on our beliefs, the context of those beliefs and the cultural context in which we find ourselves. Sometimes it's easier to see that when we talk about halloween instead of health care or how we should handle terrorist attacks and what we should do with the terrorists.

• Discussion Questions

  1. Do men and women develop with different moral stages and responses? Kohlberg's stages of moral development

     Carol Gilligan based her explanation of different answers to moral and ethical dilemmas on her contention that females are more sensitive to relationships than are males, leading to different moral and ethical responses. Check out the Wikipedia article on Kohlberg and his critics, and then consider what you think about this.

     Permission to not have an opinion. But try to bear in mind that some day on some issues, you will have an opinion. Then you might want to come back to Kohlberg and his critics, as they pertain to things that matter to you. That will help you better voice your ideas and positions in governance discourse. Good citizenship, that.

• References:

  • Kohlberg's stages of moral development Wikipedia article consulted on September 25, 2009 by jeanne. Good introduction. Google names of critics and Kohlberg himself, if you'd like to explore this theory further. jeanne

  • Criticisms of Kohlberg's stages of moral development. Important always to check out more than one side of an issue. jeanne

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