Moral Injury and the Promise of Virtue

“This book brings valuable interdisciplinary insights to the phenomenon of moral injury. Informed by the moral philosophy of Iris Murdoch, Wiinika-Lydon makes a compelling and eloquently argued case for the role of virtue ethics in illuminating aspects of

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Moral Injury and the Promise of Virtue

Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon

Moral Injury and the Promise of Virtue

Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon Center for Ethics University of Pardubice Pardubice, Czech Republic

ISBN 978-3-030-32933-4    ISBN 978-3-030-32934-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32934-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the ­publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and ­institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: David Wiinikka-Lydon / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

The concepts of the virtues and the familiar words which name them are important since they help to make certain potentially nebulous areas of experience more open to inspection. —Iris Murdoch, The Sovereignty of Good

For David

Acknowledgments

This book began as a doctoral dissertation completed at Emory University’s Graduate Division of Religion. I am grateful for the debts I have accumulated along the way and for those people to whom I am indebted. I have to thank, first, the staff, teachers, and colleagues at Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion for possibly the best environment in which to grow as a writer and teacher. In particular, I would like to thank Bobbi Patterson, Tara Doyle, Don Seeman, Sara McClintock, and Timothy Jackson for listening to my questions and ideas and providing much-needed advice. The best of Steven Tipton, Pam Hall, Ellen Ott Marshall, and Elizabeth Bounds are present in this work. Daily I reap the benefits of their caring mentorship. I am very lucky to have been their student. I would also like to thank Emory graduates who, over the years, have provided feedback, friendship, and support, including Jesse Smith,