A man is sitting at home worrying about the fact that his daughter needs a major surgery in order to continue living, but he does not have the money to pay for it. He has asked family and friends to help with the cost of the surgery, but he was only able to raise about a quarter of what the surgery costs. He then remembers that he has power of attorney (i.e., control over someone else's finances/legal issues) for his out-of-touch-with-reality, but healthy, 85-year-old father. The man could, without anyone knowing, use his father's money to pay for the surgery. However, this would leave his father with only one year of living expenses. The man decides to take his father's money for his daughter's surgery. Think about whether the man should have done that.

How would an individual at the preconventional level of moral reasoning likely respond?

How would an individual at the conventional level of moral reasoning likely respond?

How would an individual at the postconventional level of moral reasoning likely respond?