FROM THE PUBLISHER

What does it take to be a person of integrity? Could those who commit morally horrendous acts be persons of integrity? Is personal integrity compatible with the kinds of ambivalence and self-doubt characteristic of fragile selves and ordinary lives?

This book examines the centrality of integrity in relation to a variety of philosophical and psychological concerns that impinge upon the ethical life. Relating integrity to many standard issues in philosophical and moral psychology - such as self-deception, weakness of will, hypocrisy and relationships - the authors present a comprehensive and accessible study of integrity and its types. Drawing on contemporary work in moral and philosophical psychology, ethics, theories of the self and feminist thought, this book develops an account of integrity as a fundamental virtue - as something that is central to all our lives. CONTENTS: Contents: Preface
Introduction
Views of integrity: Integrated-self
Identity
Clean-hands
Integrity as a virtue: Should we strive for integrity?
Integrity and commitment
Emotional integrity
Integrity and morality
Integrity and moral limits
The virtue of integrity
Integrity and utilitarian moral theory: Williams against the utilitarian
The argument from integrity
What is the problem with utilitarianism?
Is utilitarianism really incompatible with integrity?
Types of integrity: Professional integrity
Political integrity
What defeats political integrity?
Intellectual integrity
Artistic integrity
Artistic integrity and moral integrity
The many roles of integrity
Striving for integrity: Is the pursuit of integrity self-indulgent?
Too much integrity?
Can political and social structures undermine integrity?
Bibliography
Indexes.

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