Moral & Character Development
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Under Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development, if an adolescent or adult violates a law or social rule on the logical grounds that the rule is unjust or contrary to human rights and principles of universal justice, and prioritizes their own self-chosen ethical principles of conscience above the law, which specific level and stage of Kohlberg's classification does this situation indicate?
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Under Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the sixth and final stage coming under the 'Post-conventional Level' is the 'Universal Ethical Principle Orientation', which is the phase where an individual rises above social laws or contracts and makes moral judgments based on their own conscience and universal principles of justice (such as human rights, equality, and human dignity). In this stage, a person believes that right and wrong are determined by personal conscience and self-chosen criteria of abstract justice. For detailed study of this theory, you can refer to the Wikipedia reference.
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