Kendall Lives in a Remote Part of the Jungle with a Group

question 105

Essay

Kendall lives in a remote part of the jungle with a group of fellow ecologists.Her campsite gets raided by a militant group,and she and her eight coworkers are taken hostage.One member of the militant group is willing to help the hostages escape,but as an act of good faith,he wants Kendall to kill one of her fellow hostages.If Kendall does not comply,the entire group will be killed.
a)If Kendall is in the preconventional stage of moral reasoning,how would she act?
b)In the postconventional stage?
c)What are moral emotions and how might they affect Kendall's decision?

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