Moral Identity, Moral Integration, and Autobiographical Narrative

IF 1.8 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Review of Philosophy and Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI:10.1007/s13164-023-00722-9

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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.

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道德认同、道德融合与自传体叙事

摘要道德认同论者认为，道德行为可以用道德价值在一个人的认同中的核心地位来解释。道德认同论者认为，道德融合既是道德价值观成为个人身份核心的过程，也是当特定道德价值观成为个人身份核心时个人所处的状态。虽然道德认同理论家呼吁通过自传体叙事来确定个体的道德融合状态，但他们对自传体叙事在阐述道德融合过程中的作用却知之甚少。本文旨在论证，诉诸自传体叙事支持这样一种观点，即道德整合是一个学习过程，其结果是获得对道德概念的理解，并在道德审议中加以运用。由于道德认同理论者认为道德融合与持续的道德行动承诺在经验上是相关的，本文论证的结果是阐明道德认同、道德行动和道德审议之间的关系。

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Review of Philosophy and Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Review of Philosophy and Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on philosophical and foundational issues in cognitive science. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for discussion on topics of mutual interest to philosophers and psychologists and to foster interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of philosophy and the sciences of the mind, including the neural, behavioural and social sciences. The journal publishes theoretical works grounded in empirical research as well as empirical articles on issues of philosophical relevance. It includes thematic issues featuring invited contributions from leading authors together with articles answering a call for papers. The Review of Philosophy and Psychology is published quarterly and is hosted at the Jean Nicod Institute, a research centre of the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. It was formerly published as the "European Review of Philosophy" by CSLI Publications, Stanford.