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Moshman, D. – Human Development, 1995
Offers a theoretical account of moral rationality within a rational constructivist paradigm examining the nature and relationship of rationality and reasoning. Suggests progressive changes through developmental levels of moral rationality. Proposes a developmental moral epistemology that accommodates moral pluralism to a greater degree than does…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Epistemology, Inferences

Kahn, P. H., Jr. – Human Development, 1995
Suggests that constructivist rationality may be more pervasive across cultures than Moshman commits to. Proposes that rationality is not always adequate, and there is a need for essentially moral labor, such as differentiating moral from nonmoral or analyzing differing moral constructs and their potential coexistence, coordination, and structural…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Epistemology, Inferences