[Magdalen] Just a thought

[ME Michaud]

I'm remembering that it was much younger, toddler-to-
kindergarten age.

It's always a mistake to see his theories as a continuum, a hierarchy.
I think he was surprised when it was pointed out to him that people
"regress." He should have spent more time working with criminals,
maybe, especially of the white-collar variety.
-M

On Saturday, September 26, 2015, ROGER STOKES <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> I would guess that was age about 10. It varies between individuals but
> that is the age at which the ability to think i abstract terms begins.
> Some people will continue to take things literally throughout their lives
> but 10 is generally regarded as the average.
> As for Kohlberg, Joan's first published paper was "The Myth of Moral
> Development" and debunked Kohlberg.  It's years since I read it and, as I'm
> away  from home overnight for  meeting later, I can't look it up now.
> However when I read it Joan did highlight the assumptions Kohlberg had made
> and how his conclusions could not be considered to apply universally
>