Centre for Applied Ethics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Nurs Philos. 2011 Apr;12(2):94-106. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2010.00481.x.
The paper offers an account of integrity as the capacity to deliberate and reflect usefully in the light of context, knowledge, experience, and information (that of self and others) on complex and conflicting factors bearing on action or potential action. Such an account of integrity seeks to encompass the moral complexity and conflict of the professional environment, and the need for compromises in professional practice. In addition, it accepts that humans are social beings who must respect and engage with the moral position of others. This account is contrasted with a more traditional view of integrity as the rigid maintenance of consistency between professional practice and deeply held, but inflexible, moral principles. While this strong sense of moral conviction may be valuable as a source of moral motivation, e.g. in the case of whistle-blowers, it is equally likely to lead to dogmatism and hubris. Professionals and their organizations are encouraged to foster the more complex and reflective form of integrity.
本文阐述了诚信的能力，即在复杂和相互冲突的因素影响行动或潜在行动时，根据背景、知识、经验和信息（包括自我和他人的信息）进行有用的思考和反思。这种诚信的解释试图包含职业道德环境中的道德复杂性和冲突，以及职业道德实践中需要妥协的情况。此外，它还承认人类是社会动物，必须尊重和参与他人的道德立场。这种解释与传统的诚信观形成了对比，传统的诚信观将专业实践与坚定的、但不灵活的道德原则之间的一致性视为僵化的维护。虽然这种强烈的道德信念感可能作为道德动机的来源是有价值的，例如在举报者的情况下，但它同样可能导致教条主义和傲慢。鼓励专业人员及其组织培养更复杂和反思性的诚信形式。
