moralize
mor·al·ize / ˈmôrəˌlīz; ˈmär-/ • v. [intr.] [often as n.] (moralizing) comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority: the self-righteous moralizing of his aunt was ringing in his ears. ∎ [tr.] interpret or explain as giving lessons on good and bad character and conduct: mythographers normally moralize Narcissus as the man who wastes himself in pursuing worldly goods. ∎ [tr.] reform the character and conduct of: he endeavored to moralize an immoral society.DERIVATIVES: mor·al·i·za·tion / ˌmôrələˈzāshən; ˌmär-/ n.mor·al·iz·er n.mor·al·iz·ing·ly adv.
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demoralize , de·mor·al·ize / diˈmôrəˌlīz/ • v. [tr.] 1. [usu. as adj.] (demoralized) cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit: the army was demoralize… Karl , Karl •Amal, Arles, banal, Barisal, Basle, Bhopal, Carl, chorale, corral, dhal, entente cordiale, Escorial, farl, femme fatale, Funchal, gayal, gnarl,… Moral Realism , Realism, Moral
Moral realism is the doctrine that some moral claims are true in a way that is independent of their being endorsed, or regarded as tru… Lawrence Kohlberg , Kohlberg, Lawrence
Kohlberg, Lawrence
1927–1987
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, EDUCATOR
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, PhD, 1958
BRIEF OVERVIEW
Lawrence Kohlberg was… Moral Development , During the last half of the twentieth century, perceptions of increased school violence within the United States renewed public concern for children'… Banal , ba·nal / ˈbānl; bəˈnal; -ˈnäl/ • adj. so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: songs with banal, repeated words. DERIVATIVES: ba·nal·i·…
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