Module 2

As humans we are born with as series of undifferentiated potentials. Humans have an innate ability to acquire ethical beliefs. But the value system we develop is dependent on the cultural framework in which we live in.

An inner subjective set of feelings, attitudes, beliefs, and opinions

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Feelings of isolation result in needs of satisfying activities
Our actions are explainable using this model as we seem to satisfy given set of needs

He is the psychologist who is known for his work regarding interaction of needs and behavior which the Hierarchy of needs

Unbridgeable gap between fact and value; between “is” and “ought”

He created a value development model with 3 stages and associated value orientation

Development was intimately tied to the individuals cognitive and psychomotor development

For Kholberg, the highest personal value for humans was ______, where the individual issues based on an internal set of personal principles or rules.

Kholberg’s Stage of Moral Reasoning

Age (3-7)
Punishment/ Obedience
Egotism; thinking that your are superior to others

Age (7-12)
Please others
Respect rules

Age (12 and above)
Social contract- they believe that some law are unjust and need to be change
Personal conscience