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Moral Reasoning

Opinion

Cons

  • I believe that in order to determine a solution to a problem it is very important to look at whether it is right or wrong. Whether it is moral or not.
  • The moral aspect of reasoning is one you should never overlook.

Definition

Pros

Facts

Kohlberg's Steps

The psychologist Kohlberg attributed 3 steps to moral reasoning:

  • Preconventional
  • Conventional
  • Postconventional
  • People tend to make a decision based on the morality of an action and what the consequences might be
  • Inconsistency is a fault in moral reasoning
  • Process of trying to determine the difference between right and wrong
  • Using logic

Question

In the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer a dilemma arises. A group of middle aged rich people hired guides for a lot of money to take them to the top of Mount Everest. On the way they met a Japanese group that had run out of oxygen. The rich group had the option of giving oxygen and thereby saving the people. They made the decision to continue and reach the summit. They knew that a storm was coming and didn't have time to stop. Can one justify their decision?

Ways of knowing involved

Question

A person near to you is very sick and needs a certain medication to stay alive. Unfortunately you have no money, therefore the medic won't give you the medication. Do you think it's morally acceptable to break in and steal the medication? Why?

  • Reason
  • emotion
  • language
  • faith (ethics)
  • intuition
  • memory
  • imagination
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