Consider this moral dilemma: In France, a poor man named Jean Valjean could find no work. To support his family, he stole food and medicine that family members needed. He was captured and sentenced to prison for six years. After a couple of years, he escaped from prison and went to live in another part of the country under a new name. He saved money and slowly built up a big factory. He paid his
workers high wages and used most of his profits to build a hospital for people who couldn't afford good medical care. Twenty years had passed when a tailor recognized Valjean as an escaped convict whom police had been looking for back in his hometown. Should the tailor report Valjean to the police? Why or why not?
a. Formulate an answer to these questions that illustrates Kohlberg's preconventional level of reasoning.
b. Formulate an answer to these questions that illustrates Kohlberg's conventional level of reasoning.
c. Formulate an answer to these questions that illustrates Kohlberg's postconventional level of reasoning.
What will be an ideal response?
Following are examples of appropriate responses:
? The tailor should report Valjean to the authorities. If he doesn't, he could be punished for complicity.
? The tailor should report Valjean to the authorities. There are laws governing society that must be upheld in order to preserve the integrity of the society. We must trust the system to take all of the information into account and do what is just.
? The tailor should not report Valjean to the authorities. Valjean has dedicated himself to preserving the dignity and quality of life of less fortunate individuals; even his crime served this goal.
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