Topic > Article critical of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of morality...

I believe that our belief in what is right and wrong in our society depends on situation and individual differences, and linking this to Kohlberg's theory was very effective in demonstrating conviction to the reader. I believe this article is of enormous importance to this course, because it relates to our biannual discussion on how human beings grow and develop. This theory emphasizes the importance of gaining the perspective of different cultures and genders, because all people develop and grow differently. In this specific case, moral development is not the same for everyone. My personal response to the article is that I agree with some parts of Kohlberg's theory. However, I also think it was missing some of the necessary information for it to be a flawless theory, if Kohlberg had found a way to integrate individual differences into his theory, then I would have agreed wholeheartedly. However, I believe that the fact that Kohlberg's theory was lacking gave importance to the information it lacked. This means that by not mentioning the differences between cultures and genders, Kohlberg unknowingly emphasized how important such differences are in understanding how our society develops its beliefs of right and right.