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injury and moral identity and to offer implications for moral repair, focusing particularly on health care workers. Following the work of Charles Taylor, Hilde Lindemann, and Kim Atkins, we expound on the notion of moral identity as the relational and narrative constitution of the self. We then explore the relationship between moral injury and damaged moral identities. We describe how moral injury ruptures one's sense of self leading to moral disorientation. The article concludes with implications for moral repair. Since moral identity is relationally formed, moral repair is not primarily an individual task but requires the involvement of others to heal one's identity. ## Defining moral identity We characterize moral identity in terms of a narratively and relationally constituted self. Such a practical identity is necessary to orient a person to the moral life. As Charles Taylor contends, "in order to have a sense of who we are, we have to have a notion of how we have become, and of where we are going." (Taylor 1989, 47) Narratives shape how one sees the world and one's relation to others. Stories invite performances that correspond to the narrative thereby situating oneself in a m

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Author

Jonathan M. Cahill; Ashley J. Moyse; Lydia S. Dugdale

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)