
Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Reasoning
Carol Harding(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-4128-1341-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book deals with moral dilemmas and the development of ethical reasoning in two senses. First, the editor focuses on dilemmas, both real and hypothetical, which require moral judgments. The ""Heinz dilemma,"" part of Kohlberg's scoring system for level of moral development, is in some cases used as a point of departure for discussion. Problems with this particular dilemma as a scoring item are examined in detail, along with problems generated by similar dilemmas for moral reasoning in everyday life.
Those who study moral reasoning and its development are in somewhat of a dilemma as they attempt to integrate information from the domains of philosophy and psychology. These essays investigate domain issues in varied cultural settings, and across genders and age ranges for what have been proposed as universals in moral judgment, as well as formulate theories that reflect both empirical evidence and logical process.
The essays share a conception of human nature as inherently social, as well as a healthy respect for the problems or dilemmas which human sociality carries in its wake. Some of these problems are theoretical, such as those having to do with the moral reasoning or the classic issues of values justification. Other problems are practical, such as those having to do with distributive justice or methods of moral education. This volume will shed light on the process of resolving dilemmas both within philosophy and psychology.
Those who study moral reasoning and its development are in somewhat of a dilemma as they attempt to integrate information from the domains of philosophy and psychology. These essays investigate domain issues in varied cultural settings, and across genders and age ranges for what have been proposed as universals in moral judgment, as well as formulate theories that reflect both empirical evidence and logical process.
The essays share a conception of human nature as inherently social, as well as a healthy respect for the problems or dilemmas which human sociality carries in its wake. Some of these problems are theoretical, such as those having to do with the moral reasoning or the classic issues of values justification. Other problems are practical, such as those having to do with distributive justice or methods of moral education. This volume will shed light on the process of resolving dilemmas both within philosophy and psychology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4128-1341-9 (9781412813419)
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Person
Carol Gibb Harding was professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University, Chicago. She was Past President of the Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health and author of numerous books and journal articles that have appeared in Urban Education, Adolescence, and Early Child Development and Care.
Content
List of ContributorsIntroduction, by Carol Gibb Harding1. Four Perspectives on Moral Argumentation,by Marvin W. Berkowitz2. Abraham, Socrates, and Heinz: Where Are the Women?(Care and Context in MoralReasoning),by Marilyn Friedman3. Intention, Contradiction, and the Recognition of Dilemmas,by Carol Gibb Harding4. Emotion, Morality, and Understanding,by Lawrence Hinman5. Resolving, Moral Conflicts within the Just Community,by Lawrence Kohlberg6. Growth and Regression in Cognitive-Moral Development ofYoung University Students,by Georg Lind7. The Moral Adequacy of Kohlberg's MoralDevelopment Theory,by Larry May8. Children's Conceptions of Morality, Societal Convention,and Religious Prescription,by Larry P. Nucci9. Religious Dilemmas: The Development ofReligious Judgment,by Fritz OserIndex