What is ethics? Ethics is the moral principles that govern a person's behavior. Ethics is about conforming one's life to the best, universal, moral principles. There are two types of moral reasoning that have been discussed over the years, and also in the book article "The Need for More than Justice", by Annette C. Baier who argues that justice perspective by itself is inadequate as a moral theory. On one hand there is Kohlberg's point of view, which many people know by Kohlberg's justice, on the other hand is Gilligan's point of view known as Gilligan's Care.
             Kholberg was a professor around the 1070's. Kohlberg's point of view states that there are stages in moral reasoning which is also the base of ethical behavior. According to Kohlberg each stage depends on the other in order of importance and significance to the person. There are three levels and each level consists of two sequential stages. Level one is the pre-conventional morality, from ages 4-10. The moral values reside on the person's own needs and wants. The first stage is the obedience and punishment orientation. The person moral judgment depends in the need to avoid punishment, and the second stage is Instructional - Relativism Orientation which consists in the need to satisfy the person's own desires.
             The second level is conventional morality, which is around the ages 10-13. This is when moral values reside in performing good or right roles and pleasing others. The stage three in this level is the " good boy/girl orientation", when moral judgment is motivated by a need to avoid rejection, or disapproval, and stage four consists in Law and Order Orientation, when a person's moral judgment is motivated by a need to not be criticized by a true authority figure. Finally level three which is post conventional Morality (adolescence-adulthood), which is when moral values reside in principles, m...