If an Individual at the Postconventional Level of Moral Reasoning

question 36

Multiple Choice

If an individual at the postconventional level of moral reasoning had to choose between stealing and letting a loved starve, what might that person do?

• A)refuse to steal because he or she might be caught and punished for stealing
• B)steal because a human's suffering is more important than societal law
• C)refuse to steal because it was against the role of being a trusted citizen
• D)steal because there is a social obligation to protect our loved ones

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