“For the fundamental fact of human psychology is that society, instead of remaining almost entirely inside the individual organism as in the case of animals prompted by their instincts, becomes crystallized almost entirely outside the individuals. In other words, social rules, as Durkheim has so powerfully shown, whether they be linguistic, moral, religious, or legal, etc., cannot be constituted, transmitted or preserved by means of an internal biological heredity, but only through the external pressure exercised by individuals upon each other.”
Quote by Jean Piaget
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The Moral Judgement of the Child
This book delves into the evolution of a child's moral judgment, examining how children learn to differentiate right from wrong and develop ethical reasoning. more
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Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist and the founder of the theory of cognitive development. Piaget's research has had a profound impact on fields such as educational psychology and child psychology. more
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Source: The Moral Judgement of the Child
“Unto the man of yearning thought And aspiration, to do nought Is in itself almost an act.”