Moral psychology studies human thought and behavior in ethical contexts, examining moral judgment, moral reasoning, moral sensitivity, moral responsibility, moral motivation, moral identity, moral action, moral development, character, altruism and moral disagreement, across biological, cognitive and cultural dimensions of the subject.
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Key DebateKohlberg's stage theory of moral development, built around justice-based reasoning, has been challenged by critics such as Carol Gilligan and Jane Attanucci for over-emphasizing justice while neglecting a relationally based care perspective on moral reasoning. 1 Central QuestionMoral psychology studies human thought and behavior in ethical contexts, spanning moral judgment, moral reasoning, moral emotion, moral development and moral action at the intersection of psychology, philosophy and ethics. 1 Moral Psychology
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His stage theory of moral development is the field's best-known framework.
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Moral psychology is the study of human thought and behavior in ethical contexts.
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Critics of Kohlberg's approach (such as Carol Gilligan and Jane Attanucci) argue that there is an over-emphasis on justice and an under-emphasis on an additional perspective to moral reasoning, known as the care perspective.
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