<u>The Postconventional Level implies the understanding and acceptance of the general moral principles that inspire the Norms</u>.
<u><em>And it is subdivided into two sections</em></u>:
<u>1.- Priority rights and social contract</u>, <em><u>It is the stage of opening to the world</u></em>. <u>It is recognized that in addition to one's family, group and country, all human beings have the right to life and liberty</u>, <em><u>rights that are above all social institutions or conventions</u></em>.
<u>And 2.- Universal ethical principles</u>, <em><u>It is realized that there are universal ethical principles</u></em> <u>that must be followed and have priority over conventional legal and institutional obligations</u>. <em><u>In this stage the golden rule of morality reigns</u></em>: <u>"To do to the other what I want for myself"</u>.
<em><u>The postconventional stage in the three levels of moral development of Kohlberg is based on the behavior</u></em> <u>of man with himself, and with society.
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