Your best friend has just been arrested for demonstrating at a national forest that has recently been leased to a timber company that was to begin cutting down trees. Your friend feels strongly that we must protect the environment and that the policy of deforestation without replanting is harmful for all inhabitants of the earth. What level of Kohlberg's theory is your friend most likely experiencing?

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Postconventional morality involves an individual having a personal moral code that may conflict with societal laws and norms. Your friend's actions show a commitment to their personal moral code and a belief in preserving the environment. The fact that they are willing to take part in a protest and face legal consequences demonstrates a higher level of moral reasoning beyond just following societal rules (conventional morality) or avoiding punishment (preconventional morality).

Your Best Friend Has Just Been Arrested for Demonstrating at a National