When the uss indianapolis sank after being torpedoed, one navy pilot disobeyed orders and risked his life to save men who were being picked off by sharks. the navy pilot was operating from the level of moral development. a. postconventional b. conservative c. preconventional d. conventional e. lowest?

The answer is "a. Postconventional".

The Navy pilot was operating from the "postconventional" level of moral development.

All through the postconventional level, a man's feeling of profound quality is characterized as far as more dynamic standards and qualities. Individuals presently trust that a few laws are crooked and ought to be changed or wiped out. This level is set apart by a developing acknowledgment that people are separate substances from society and that people may defy rules conflicting with their own particular standards. Post-conventional moralists live by their own moral standards—rules that commonly incorporate such essential human rights as life, freedom, and equity—and view governs as valuable however variable components, as opposed to total manages that must be obeyed beyond a shadow of a doubt.