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James tells his brother dan, "you should always wear your seat belt because it's against the law not to do so. we should obey the law because it is the right thing to do." at what stage of moral reasoning is james operating?

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The answer is "Universal ethical principles".

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James is operating Universal ethical principles, which is the stage of moral reasoning and it refers to the laws and principles which are made to follow as they are based on justice. An individual choose to follow ethical principles as they know that are good for them and if they do not follow these principles they will have guilt for not doing the right thing.

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