Personality Structure and Moral Development

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Abstract

Philosophy and Psychology have both dealt independently with problems which fall under the general rubric of moral psychology, i.e. how predictable is moral behavior and what causes a particular individual to behave as he or she does. It is the thesis of this paper that a greater collaboration between the two disciplines might lead to some deeper and more satisfying answers in this area. One personality style is explored considering the questions above from the perspectives of the two disciplines to demonstrate the point.