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ERIC Number: EJ570741
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Can Prototypes Inform Moral Development Theory?
Hart, Daniel
Developmental Psychology, v34 n3 p420-23 May 1998
Argues that experts in philosophical and psychological paradigms can and do contribute to revisions of theories of moral excellence and that the study of prototypes has limited value for resolving some important theoretical issues. Describes research topics that can be informed by the investigation of prototypes of moral excellence, such as social information processing and moral emotions. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Emotional Response, Individual Differences, Moral Development, Moral Values, Naturalism, Philosophy, Psychology, Research Needs, Social Cognition, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Prototypes; Virtues
Note: Comments on article by Walker and Pitts (PS 528 191) in this issue.