Examples Of Carol Gilligan's Justice Perspective

Lawrence Kohlberg found an accurate outline t the moral stages of a person with his justice perspective , but those stage are created through the care perspective I believe. Kohlberg's three stages are the result of Carol Gilligan's care perspective. In the example of a moral dilemma on page 310 ; I believe that the husband acted with a Postconventional moral approach but that the reason he did was based on his relationship and concern for his wife's death. The prosocial behavior can explain why he choose the route to steal the drug; his parents of social surroundings probably encoded in his conscience that no matter the risk it is best to save the ones we love. Prosocial behavior I believe is the over all answer to how ones morals are created

In the video a very tough decision is presented and like they said most would pull the switch, rather than push the man on the tracks. Yes the out come is the same but this decision is based on ones moral code; the one that pulls the switch believes they are not directly killing someone. But the one who pushes the man has been taught that is morally wrong because they are doing the killing directly . To me both are immoral because my moral believes are that we find a solution to save all the life's. I based this conclusion on that both pushing the man down and pulling the switch are committing murder. Consequently I would try and warn the others to move by means of throwing something at them or running over myself and pushing them out of the way. I was brought up that self sacrifice is necessary . My mother sacrificed for her children demonstrating a moral code. So in conclusion both Kohlberg and Gilligan are correct but the prosocial approach explains how those approaches are even