Tag: Lawrence Kohlberg

December 3, 2025 / Mohammed looti

KOHLBERG’S THEORY

Introduction and Historical Context Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development stands as one of the most significant and influential cognitive-developmental stage theories in the field of psychology. First proposed in his 1958 doctoral dissertation and later formalized in his influential 1984 work, The Philosophy of Moral Development: Moral Stages and the Idea of Justice, Kohlberg’s […]

November 30, 2025 / Mohammed looti

KOHLBERG, LAWRENCE

Lawrence Kohlberg: An Overview of Cognitive Moral Development Lawrence Kohlberg (1927–1987) stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of psychology, particularly within the domains of cognitive developmental psychology and moral philosophy. His extensive body of work, rooted deeply in the structuralist tradition pioneered by Jean Piaget, revolutionized the understanding of how […]