Kohlberg defines three stages: preconventional, conventional, and post-conventional moral reasoning. Preconventional Moral Reasoning occurs when the rewards or consequences determine the behavior.

The psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg also put forth a stage theory of moral development. Kohlberg presented children with moral dilemmas to determine how children think about right and wrong.

Human Development, Vol. 32, No. 5 (September-October 1989), pp. 300-315 (16 pages) The ongoing debate about how to describe and explain late adolescent moral development is highlighted most clearly in ...

Moral hazards arise anytime a party is mostly or completely shielded from risk and takes advantage of its position. For instance, suppose an e-commerce company that's very tight on cash decides to ...

Moral injury is rooted in value conflict, where the systems that employ mission-driven individuals begin to demand self-sacrifice at the expense of integrity.

We feel psychological distress when we are compelled to act against, witness or fail to prevent actions that conflict with our moral beliefs. I find myself struggling emotionally and ethically in ...

When faced with moral injury, experts say that building moral resilience is crucial. Dr. Thomas does this with a daily ritual: Every time she washes her hands she thinks about the challenges that ...