Everything about Moral development
Emergence, change, and understanding of morality from infancy through adulthood
Moral development focuses on the emergence, change, and understanding of morality from infancy through adulthood. The theory states that morality develops across the lifespan in a variety of ways. Morality is influenced by an individual's experiences, behavior, and when they are faced with moral issues through different periods of physical and cognitive development. Morality concerns an individual's reforming sense of what is right and wrong; it is for this reason that young children have different moral judgment and character than that of a grown adult. Morality in itself is often a synonym for "rightness" or "goodness." It also refers to a specific code of conduct that is derived from one's culture, religion, or personal philosophy that guides one's actions, behaviors, and thoughts. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Moral developmentA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Framework for Leader, Spiritual, and Moral DevelopmentInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Richest Man in BabylonThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Moral Development ResearchCited 153 times
- Go sideways: Lawrence KohlbergA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Role-taking theoryA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Moral Development Research
Moral Development and Recidivism
Affect and moral development
Moral Development in Adolescence
Empathy and Moral Development
Moral Behaviour, Moral Development and Motivation
Moral Development in Sport
Individual Moral Development and Moral Progress
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Framework for Leader, Spiritual, and Moral Development
When development constricts our moral circle
Revisiting Kohlberg’s account of moral maturity and moral development: The 2024 Kohlberg Memorial Lecture
Moral Character Development: The “Moral Moments” Model
Moral knowing, moral feeling, and moral action in reflecting moral development of students in junior high school
📚 Books worth reading
The Richest Man in BabylonGeorge S. Clason · 1926
Your Erroneous ZonesWayne W. Dyer · 1976
Le jugement moral chez l'enfantJean Piaget · 1924
Ethics and technologyHerman T. Tavani · 2003
GritAngela Duckworth · 2016
Die andere Stimme. Lebenskonflikte und Moral der FrauCarol Gilligan, Carol Gilliagan · 1982
FashionopolisDana Thomas · 2019
Guilt and its VicissitudesJudith M. Hughes · 2007
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