First published in 1986. This is part of the five-edition of Consensus and Controversy collection, with this volume focussing on Lawrence Kohlberg of Harvard University. The volume has been greatly enhanced by the recognition given to it by Lawrence Kohlberg, who has written the concluding chapter. For nearly thirty years, Lawrence Kohlberg has amplified his cognitive­developmental theory of moralization which has become prominent in the analysis of moral development and its consequent application to moral education.

Table of Contents:
I INTRODUCTION 1. Lawrence Kohlberg: Consensus and Controversy II MORAL PHILOSOPHY 2. Does Kohlberg Avoid Relativism? 3. A Psychologist among the Philosophers: Philosophical Aspects of Kohlberg's Theories III INTERFACE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY 4. The Oughts of Is: Kohlberg at the Interface between Moral Philosophy and Developmental Psychology 5. On Using Psychology to Justify Judgments of Moral Adequacy IV MORAL PSYCHOLOGY 6. Moral Autonomy and the Theory of Kohlberg 7. Kohlberg's Moral Psychology: Any Advance on the Present Stage? V MORAL JUDGMENT AND MORAL ACTION 8. The Relationship of Moral Judgment and Moral Action: Kohlberg's Theory, Criticism and Revision 9. Why Act on Kohlberg's Moral Judgments? (Or How to Reach Stage 6 and Remain a Bastard) VI MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND EGO DEVELOPMENT 10. Kohlberg and the Psychology of Ego Development: A Predominantly Positive Evaluation 11. On Kohlberg's Contributions to Ego Development VII MORALITY, REASON AND EMOTIONS 12. Kohlberg on Morality and Feeling 13. Morality, Reason and VIII MORAL EDUCATION 14. First Steps in Moral Education: Understanding and Using Reasons 15. Kohlberg's Stage Theory as a Progressive Educational Form for Value Development IX MORAL CURRICULUM 16. Kohlbergian Programmes in Moral Education: A Practical Review and Assessment 17. Kohlberg and the Hidden Curriculum X RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 18. Religious Education 19. ME + RE == Kohlberg with a Difference XI SOCIALREASONING 20. Moral Judgment and the Social Cognitive Developmental Research Programme 21. Social Reasoning XII MORAL REASONING AND POLITICAL ISSUES 22. Kohlberg's Contribution to Political Psychology: A Positive View 23. The Genesis of Moral Domination XIII THEOLOGICAL EPISTEMOLOGY 24. Contributions of Kohlbergs Theory to Theological Epistemology 25. Some Critical Adaptations for Judaeo-Christian Communities XIV CROSS-CULTURAL MORALITY 26. Cross-Cultural Research on Kohlberg's Stages: The Basis for Consensus 27. Moral Maturity in Socio-Cultural Perspective: Are Kohlberg's Stages Universal? XV MORAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 28. Moral Research Methodology 29. Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview: Is There a Need for Additional Research? XVI CONCLUDING CHAPTER 30. A Current Statement on Some Theoretical Issues