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Moral Development · stage 5 · Green altitude

Social contract & rights

Laws are social contracts serving welfare and rights; can be changed democratically.

How it sounds

A law that violates basic rights should be changed through democratic means.

Signs in writing

Values

rights · welfare

Fears

tyranny

Staying healthy at this stage

Growth edge

How to be heard at this stage

The same altitude in other models

Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.

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