Category: Moral Development
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Is Morality Innate?
The subjects of morality, ethics and ethical codex have been studied since the times of the Classics and have often been considered as either the same thing, or synonyms (Slavicek, 2013). The word ethics has its origins in the works of the early philosophers, starting with Platos testament of Socratess ethical dilemmas, in which Socrates…
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Is Morality Innate or Learned?
Through history, there have been some very deep inquiries concerning if morality is innate or learned in humans. Morality by definition is the principles that distinguish right and wrong. Philosophers were questioning the idea of what is right and wrong but havent necessarily came to a conclusion during the modern-era of philosophy. (Haidt & Joseph,…