#💡 #🟠 # principled reasoning ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Nov 20, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jan 03, 2023</small> 🏷️ [[ethics]], [[moral judgement]] Third level of moral development - most advanced type of ethical thinking. Stage 5 = guided by [[utilitarianism|utilitarian]] principles; concerned for needs of the entire group and want to make sure rules and laws serve greatest good for greatest number. Stage 6 = consistently operate according to internalized, universal principles such as justice, equality, and human dignity; principles take precedence over societal laws ([note on p.241](zotero://open-pdf/library/items/9J9NFRRI?page=7)) ## Sources [[Ethical Decision Making and Behavior - Johnson 2012]]