scholarly journals Arrested development: early prefrontal lesions impair the maturation of moral judgement

Brain ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. 1254-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley C. Taber-Thomas ◽  
Erik W. Asp ◽  
Michael Koenigs ◽  
Matthew Sutterer ◽  
Steven W. Anderson ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascale Sophie Russell ◽  
Roger Giner-Sorolla
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Author(s):  
Ronald U. Mendoza ◽  
David Barua Yap II ◽  
Charles Irvin S. Siriban ◽  
Bea Tanjangco

Author(s):  
Andrew Steane

The chapter discusses the subject of values and moral judgement. This begins with what is meant by values, and whether or not they can be objective and absolute. The main business of the chapter is to present a philosophical argument about the nature of this area. The argument shows that the existence of a standard which can properly command the allegiance of all free agents can be neither proved nor disproved using the tools of reason and logic. It is argued that the absence of such a standard would tend towards isolation of individuals from one another. Finally, it is pointed out that what people are most drawn to and value highest is not well captured in terms of purely impersonal abstractions. This is a pointer towards the journey beyond atheism. The interplay of reason and faith is then discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny McDonald ◽  
Jane Graves ◽  
Neeshaan Abrahams ◽  
Ryan Thorneycroft ◽  
Iman Hegazi

Abstract Background Whereas experience and cognitive maturity drives moral judgement development in most young adults, medical students show slowing, regression, or segmentation in moral development during their clinical years of training. The aim of this study was to explore the moral development of medical students during clinical training. Methods A cross-sectional sample of medical students from three clinical years of training were interviewed in groups or individually at an Australian medical school in 2018. Thematic analysis identified three themes which were then mapped against the stages and dimensions of Self-authorship Theory. Results Thirty five medical students from years 3–5 participated in 11 interviews and 6 focus groups. Students shared the impacts of their clinical experiences as they identified with their seniors and increasingly understood the clinical context. Their accounts revealed themes of early confusion followed by defensiveness characterised by desensitization and justification. As students approached graduation, some were planning how they would make moral choices in their future practice. These themes were mapped to the stages of self-authorship: External Formulas, Crossroads and Self-authorship. Conclusions Medical students recognise, reconcile and understand moral decisions within clinical settings to successfully reach or approach self-authorship. Curriculum and support during clinical training should match and support this progress.


2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (42) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Melissa Lepre ◽  
Raul Aragão Martins

O uso abusivo de álcool por adolescentes é uma questão que preocupa os envolvidos com a educação, uma vez que as consequências desse fato podem gerar sérios prejuízos ao processo ensino-aprendizagem e ao adolescente que abusa. Com o objetivo de contribuir para o debate na busca de uma intervenção efetiva que possa ser utilizada, sobretudo nas escolas, procuramos detectar a possível relação entre uso abusivo de álcool e raciocínio moral. Para tanto, participaram alunos do ensino médio de uma escola pública, selecionados por meio da aplicação do AUDIT (The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test), que posteriormente foram entrevistados, conforme a Moral Judgement Interview (MJI) proposta por Kohlberg. Os resultados obtidos revelam níveis e estágios morais aquém dos esperados. Concluímos que a prevenção pode ser pensada por meio da Educação Moral como uma proposta de intervenção efetiva contra o uso abusivo de álcool e outras drogas.


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