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Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development: From Punishment to Principle

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Peter Kolomiets
|March 29, 2026|Updated Apr 13, 2026|10 min
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development: From Punishment to Principle

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References

  1. Lawrence Kohlberg (1981). The Philosophy of Moral Development
  2. Carol Gilligan (1982). In a Different Voice

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