Transcript Morality-Huck - Mira Costa High School

The Thematic Topic
of Morality
The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn
Moral Issues in Huck Finn
Tom
Sawyer’s “Gang of
Robbers”
Tom and Huck’s pranks
Lies and deception
Slavery
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral
Reasoning
 Lawrence
Kohlberg (1927-1987) was
a well-known theorist in the field of
moral development. He conducted
moral dilemma surveys to probe
people’s moral reasoning.
 He created and used the “Heinz
Dilemma” to determine the various
levels of human morality
The Heinz Dilemma
Scenario
1: Should Heinz
break into the laboratory to
steal the drug for his wife?
Why or why not?
Heinz Dilemma
Scenario
2: Should Brown
report what he saw? Why or
why not?
Heinz Dilemma
Scenario
3: Should the judge
sentence Heinz to prison?
Why or why not?
Level One: PreConventional Morality
Stage 0
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 0: Egocentric
Reasoning
Self-centered
Orientation
Preschool years to around
age 4
Stage 1:
Unquestioning
Obedience

Punishment-Obedience
Orientation
Around kindergarten age
Stage 2: What’s in-Itfor-Me Fairness

Instrumental Relativist
Orientation
 Early elementary grades
Level Two:
Conventional Morality
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 3: Interpersonal
Conformity

Good Boy- Nice Girl
Orientation
 Upper elementary grades to
early to mid-teens
Stage 4: Responsibilty
to “the System”

Law and Order Orientation
 High school years or late
teens
Level Three: PostConventional Morality
Stage 5
Stage 5: Principled
Conscience

Social Contract Orientation
 Universal Ethical Principle
Orientation
 Young adulthood