Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Insufficiency of Honesty




What is Carter's definition of integrity?  What does it mean?
Integrity to Carter definitions needs three steps. One discerning of what is right from wrong, two acting on what is discerning to you even at personal cost, and let everyone know that your acting on what you believe is right or wrong. Carter gives example of what is meant by each of these steps and for most part I can agree that just because one person is honest doesn’t mean that you have integrity. Well at least were Carte is concerned. I do feel that some people may act and say thing that are hurtful and feel that they are doing people and themselves justice, but without taking other people feeling into consideration can just be mean. I am a pretty honest person and I feel that most part I am doing some people and injustice without be honest to them, but sometimes it can do more harm than good if you tell the person the truth.

But I do believe that what the writer said in "The Ways We Lie" Dialogue and that the person telling the lie or keeping the truth from someone is the arrogance of the person that is keeping it. How arrogant the person is to feel that they have the power or the ability to know what is better for someone else. I understand that saying something because you believe it to be true isn’t such a great idea. I like the fact that Cater believe that one should not just act on something to be factual but to search for the truth and gain knowledge. Just because one believes something doesn’t make them have integrity if that person acts without thought.

2 comments:

  1. I completely agree with Carter. I believe that you can be honest, but not have integrity. Integrity is something that is hard to aquire. I would like to think that I have integrity, but I am not totally sure that I do actually have it. I really like what you said at the end of your response. It is totally true that just because one believes something doesn't make them have integrity.

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  2. I agreed with what Carter had to say about integrity. I really did not think about it that way until he was giving his reasonings and thoughts to what he thought integrity was. What a conversation starter. I especially liked how being honest does not alway mean that you are right. Taking the extra time to research what you believe is right will help you have better understanding.

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