Moral & Character Development
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With reference to Lawrence Kohlberg's Moral Development Theory, after a deep analysis of the ontological and developmental differences between the two stages falling under 'Post-Conventional Morality'—'Social Contract and Individual Rights' and 'Universal Ethical Principles'—which of the following statements most accurately clarifies the actual nature of these two stages?
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According to Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the fifth stage of the Post-Conventional Level is based on 'Social Contract and Individual Rights', where an individual understands that laws are created for social good and democratic consensus, and can be changed. The sixth stage is of 'Universal Ethical Principles', where the individual is guided by abstract justice, human rights, and the universal principles of their own conscience, even if they run counter to the law.
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