Glossary
Moral Injury
The lasting harm caused by participating in, witnessing, or failing to prevent acts that violate one's moral framework.
Originally articulated in clinical and combat settings, moral injury describes the durable psychological and ethical wound of being implicated in conduct one believes to be wrong.
It is a recurring subject across editorial series that examine institutions, power, and individual conscience.
Related Topics
- Psychology
- Ethics
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