tensions between internal and external integrity and between integrity as wholeness and integrity as consistency, as well as the elusiveness of a fully unified and complete set of moral values and principles require that most of us make a number of internal compromises and that we regard our integrity as a matter of degree and not all or none.
2006-12-15 08:53:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"Integrity is relative" is what this boils down to. Although, I am not sure that "integrity" is really the right word for what this phrase is about. The base word "integrity" means a wholeness or consistency and is usually used often when referring to someone's character.
Perhaps this phrase is highlighting the difficulty an individual can have maintaining his integrity when faced with conflicting impulses. These impulses can arise from external sources, like peer pressure, and from internal sources, like his conscious. As the phrase goes on to say, most people make compromises based on the context of a given situation.
I think perhaps I have made this more complicated for you ;-) sorry!
2006-12-15 09:01:46 · answer #1 · answered by krinkn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"between integrity as wholeness and integrity as consistency" ---> "within integrity's nature"
"elusiveness" ---> "elusion"
"moral values and principles" ---> "ethics"
"make a number of internal compromises" ---> "compromise internally"
"matter of degree" ---> "continuum"
"all or none" ---> "a dichotomy"
2006-12-15 17:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by night_train_to_memphis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure wish I could help you out there, but sorry, I got lost before the first comma.
2006-12-15 17:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
????? GOOD LUCK WITH THAT
2006-12-15 16:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋