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Moral Identity, Moral Integration, and Autobiographical Narrative

Vanello, Daniel; (2024) Moral Identity, Moral Integration, and Autobiographical Narrative. Review of Philosophy and Psychology 10.1007/s13164-023-00722-9. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Moral identity theorists argue that moral action is explained by the centrality of moral values to a person’s identity. Moral identity theorists refer to moral integration as both the process by which moral values become central to a person’s identity and the state an individual is in when a given moral value is central to their identity. While moral identity theorists appeal to autobiographical narratives to determine the state of moral integration in an individual, they have little to say about the role of autobiographical narratives in articulating the process of moral integration. The aim of this paper is to argue that appealing to autobiographical narratives supports the view that moral integration is a learning process the outcome of which is the acquisition of an understanding of moral concepts that is exercised in moral deliberation. Since moral identity theorists argue that moral integration is empirically correlated to a sustained commitment to moral action, the upshot of the argument of this paper is an account that elucidates the relationship between moral identity, moral action and moral deliberation.

Type: Article
Title: Moral Identity, Moral Integration, and Autobiographical Narrative
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-023-00722-9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-023-00722-9
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195634
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