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Naturalistic conceptions of moral maturity

L J Walker1, R C Pitts

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. lawrence.walker@ubc.ca

Developmental Psychology
|May 23, 1998
PubMed
Summary

This study explored naturalistic views of moral maturity, finding that moral excellence includes principled reasoning, character, and virtue. These elements offer a broader understanding of the mature moral agent.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Moral Development Studies

Background:

  • Dominant theories of moral development often lack a comprehensive understanding of moral excellence.
  • Naturalistic conceptions offer a potentially richer perspective on moral maturity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To achieve a more comprehensive understanding of moral excellence by examining naturalistic conceptions of moral maturity.
  • To explore themes of principled reasoning, moral character, and virtue in laypeople's understanding of moral maturity.

Main Methods:

  • Three studies utilized free-listing, rating procedures, and similarity-sorting tasks with adult and undergraduate samples.
  • Participants generated attributes of moral persons and implicitly categorized moral maturity.

Main Results:

  • Naturalistic notions of moral excellence encompass principled reasoning.
  • Findings also revealed significant references to moral character and virtue.
  • A prototype of the moral person-concept was generated, and an implicit typology of moral maturity was uncovered.

Conclusions:

  • Naturalistic conceptions of moral excellence provide a broader view than traditional theories.
  • Understanding moral maturity requires integrating principled reasoning with moral character and virtue.
  • This research enhances the understanding of the psychological functioning of the mature moral agent.

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