Explain Kohlberg's Theory Of Moral Reasoning

I am going to explain Kohlberg 's theory of moral reasoning by examining a scenario about a man named Heinz. His wife is dying and he has been informed that a pharmacist is in possession of a cure but it is very expensive. He has asked the pharmacist to lower the price but the man says he cannot. Heinz also tried to convince the man to allow him to pay what he has and the balance in installments and was also told no. Heinz has uncovered a cure for his dying wife, unfortunately, it is very expensive and he is not in possession of enough money to buy it. How is he going to deal with his dilemma? According to Kohlberg 's theory people go through three different levels of moral reasoning, therefore, the choices people make when faced with a moral …show more content…
I spent most of my childhood and adolescence living in poverty and interacting with life based out of desperation and necessity. While I was in secondary school I was not interested in following the crowd. If I chose to have friends, they were usually the ones that were considered strange and were outcasts of the social norm. I spent all my time on the sidelines watching the popular people bow to peer pressure and felt disgusted by them. If I felt that someone was being treated unfairly I would jump to their defense immediately. My actions resulted in my being considered enemy number one. I was very fortunate to be an individual that did not feel the need for acceptance, people who knew me understood that I never wanted to do things based on what was considered cool at the moment, I had very few friends. This attitude has allowed me to be an advocate for friends and family. As I age my economic status has started to improve and I have found myself adhering to authority more than opposing it. However, I am still very much in opposition to people being segregated under labels of "normal" and "abnormal" in the eyes of society. I think I have one foot in Kohlberg 's conventional level and the other foot in his postconventional level. As much as I would like to adhere to authority and not break the law, I believe that there are laws and social codes of conduct that are in desperate need of an overhaul. I will always be an advocate for change, as long as people are treated badly I will stand up for their right to be treated equally in the eyes of society. I will advocate for social reform and programs that will integrate people into society and allow them to have equal treatment in this world. I would never feel afraid to challenge laws or policies that I feel are archaic or unjust. I have always felt that,