In Gibb’s theory of moral development Piagetian ideas concerning
egocentrism play an important role. Based on these ideas Gibbs
offers a detailed analysis of transitions in moral development.
However, Gibbs still fails to utilize the full potential offered by
Piaget’s equilibration theory, because he does not generalize the
idea of overcoming egocentrism, as an important mechanism, to all
stage transitions. Gibbs seeks a non-relativistic theoretical/ethical
justification for his claims about moral development in a difficult
to substantiate notion of an underlying reality. Moreover, such
objectivist claims are difficult to reconcile with his endorsement of
Piaget’s constructivism.
Following Piaget’s equilibration theory development can be seen
as the march to an ever widening perspective, possible through
reflecting abstraction, and implying overcoming egocentric biases
that recur at all levels of development. Assuming the widest level
in the case of moral development is the moral point of view, an
impartial procedure that should guarantee that everybody
involved can freely agree as the result of considering arguments
reflecting all viewpoints, fits in with a tradition in ethics from Kant,
to Rawls, to Habermas which takes the moral point of view as the
ultimate moral principle. These so called ‘Procedural Ethics’
theories are not relativistic, but not objectivist either, because they
ultimately depend on the characteristics of the procedure.
In Gibb’s theory of moral development Piagetian ideas concerningegocentrism play an important role. Based on these ideas Gibbsoffers a detailed analysis of transitions in moral development.However, Gibbs still fails to utilize the full potential offered byPiaget’s equilibration theory, because he does not generalize theidea of overcoming egocentrism, as an important mechanism, to allstage transitions. Gibbs seeks a non-relativistic theoretical/ethicaljustification for his claims about moral development in a difficultto substantiate notion of an underlying reality. Moreover, suchobjectivist claims are difficult to reconcile with his endorsement ofPiaget’s constructivism.Following Piaget’s equilibration theory development can be seenas the march to an ever widening perspective, possible throughreflecting abstraction, and implying overcoming egocentric biasesthat recur at all levels of development. Assuming the widest levelin the case of moral development is the moral point of view, animpartial procedure that should guarantee that everybodyinvolved can freely agree as the result of considering argumentsreflecting all viewpoints, fits in with a tradition in ethics from Kant,to Rawls, to Habermas which takes the moral point of view as theultimate moral principle. These so called ‘Procedural Ethics’theories are not relativistic, but not objectivist either, because theyultimately depend on the characteristics of the procedure.
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