Kohlberg's Moral Theory

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Kohlberg's Moral Theory

In addition to the biological and cultural differences, each individual develops different combinations of concepts, priorities, values, lessons, knowledge, etc. Early in life, we start learning through our parents, friends, and teachers that some behaviors and reactions are more accepted than others. Humans instinctively avoid conflicts, disapproval and possible punishment, so in some way we start shaping accumulating a set of "non- written rules" that respond to what is accepted in a particular culture or society. Every day, we face different situations in which we have to make decisions; however, not all the scenarios are ideal, meaning that it is not always possible to decide upon logical sense. When a situation requires choosing between two priorities, we have to decide based in our values, our scale of priorities, and what we consider to be less harmful or more acceptable. A system of moral rules delimits the range of acceptable actions but it does not necessarily determine concrete acts. There is no way that we can logically decide what to do in circumstances where it is impossible to do everything and satisfy all moral rules at the same time. We face situation like this all the