Beyond Self-Constructed Knowledge: The Study of Culture and Morality.

Shweder, Richard A.

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Beyond Self-Constructed Knowledge: The Study of Culture and Morality.

Shweder, Richard A.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v28 n1 p41-69 Jan 1982

Reviews what is known and not known about three questions in comparative ethics: What are the ideas and concepts associated with moral thinking in normal Western adults? What are the processes resulting in a judgment that something is a vice or a virtue? Are those ideas, concepts, and processes available in different cultures and at different ages? (MP)

Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages, Ethics, Literature Reviews, Moral Development

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Language: English

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