Portraits of Integrity
26 Case Studies from History, Literature and Philosophy
Published on 16. April 2020
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-350-04037-3 (ISBN)
Description
Portraits of Integrity depicts more than 20 historical, fictional and contemporary figures whose character or life raises questions about what integrity is and how it is perceived.
Integrity might be culturally bound, but this diverse set of portraits demonstrates that it is not the special preserve of any one culture. Portraits of Socrates, Mencius, Rama and Job, alongside the aspirational 16th-century couple John and Dorothy Kaye, civil rights activist Ella Baker and an anonymous banker, highlight the persisting - sometimes conflicting - features of a life lived with integrity. An introduction identifies and discusses the key questions and themes raised by the case studies, encouraging the reader to determine for themselves the weight and significance of the recurring topics integrity brings up - truth, awkwardness, goodness, and charisma.
For anyone looking to learn more about this elusive virtue, Portraits of Integrity is an essential collection. It uncovers the manifold aspects of integrity, illustrates the various possibilities for its expression in a life and asks whether living a life of integrity means living a life of isolation and hardship, or if it is possible to live with integrity without jeopardising all else.
Integrity might be culturally bound, but this diverse set of portraits demonstrates that it is not the special preserve of any one culture. Portraits of Socrates, Mencius, Rama and Job, alongside the aspirational 16th-century couple John and Dorothy Kaye, civil rights activist Ella Baker and an anonymous banker, highlight the persisting - sometimes conflicting - features of a life lived with integrity. An introduction identifies and discusses the key questions and themes raised by the case studies, encouraging the reader to determine for themselves the weight and significance of the recurring topics integrity brings up - truth, awkwardness, goodness, and charisma.
For anyone looking to learn more about this elusive virtue, Portraits of Integrity is an essential collection. It uncovers the manifold aspects of integrity, illustrates the various possibilities for its expression in a life and asks whether living a life of integrity means living a life of isolation and hardship, or if it is possible to live with integrity without jeopardising all else.
Reviews / Votes
A wide-ranging, thought-provoking collection that examines the various aspects and challenges of living with integrity. These short essays challenge us to move beyond thinking of integrity simply as unbending devotion to a principle or being true to oneself. * Matthew Pianalto, Professor in the Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, USA * Integrity is the most personal of virtues and yet the more philosophers try to define it, the more elusive it comes to seem. Here is a work that goes directly to the source: to the very struggle to live with integrity as it is encountered throughout the world and throughout history. From scholars and artists, reformers and journalists, and in great narratives such as the Ramaya?a, the portraits in this book are unfailingly enlightening and engaging. It is a moving and inspiring collection that unveils both the complexity and necessity of integrity. * Damian Cox, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia * Rather than providing yet another philosophical account, the editors are to be commended for offering a rich tapestry of lives and works that touch on the concept of integrity in different ways. Their novel approach is highly recommended! * Christian B. Miller, A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University, USA *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
7 b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-04037-3 (9781350040373)
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Charlotte Alston | Amber Carpenter | Rachael Wiseman
Portraits of Integrity
26 Case Studies from History, Literature and Philosophy
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Persons
Charlotte Alston is Professor in History in the Department of Humanities at Northumbria University, UK.
Amber Carpenter is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale-NUS, Singapore.
Rachael Wiseman is Lecturer in Philosophy at University of Liverpool, UK.
Amber Carpenter is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale-NUS, Singapore.
Rachael Wiseman is Lecturer in Philosophy at University of Liverpool, UK.
Content
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1. Plato's Socrates: The Oddness of the Integrated Soul, Amber D. Carpenter
2. Manlius Severinus Boethius: Integrity as Attunement to Reality, Matthew Maguire
3. Rama: The Imperfections of the Perfect Man in the Valmiki Ramaya?a, Emily T. Hudson
4. Antigone: Staging Integrity through Sorority, Valentina Moro
5. Job: 'And Still He Holdeth Fast His Integrity', Katharine J. Dell
6. Ella Baker: Leading With Integrity in the Service of a Cause, Robin Zheng
7. 'Albert': Transformational Agency and Integrity in the Workplace, Lisa Herzog
8. Huang Zongxi: Making It Safe Not To Be Servile, Sandra Field
9. Lambert Strether: 'What Plays You Least False' In A Life With Others, Danielle Petherbridge
10. Confucius's Village Worthies: Hypocrites As Thieves Of Virtue, Winnie Sung
11. G. E. M. Anscombe: The False Hypocrisy Of The Ideal Standard, Rachael Wiseman
12. Mohandas Gandhi: 'My Life Is Its Own Message', Stefan Rossbach
13. Tolstoy and the Tolstoyans: Facing Life as a Whole, Charlotte Alston
14. Simone Weil: Against Being True To Yourself, D. K. Levy
15. Guan Yu: 'Righteousness That Is Not Righteousness' In The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, Bryan W. Van Norden
16. Gerrard Winstanley: Radicalism and the Struggle for Integrity during the English Revolution, David Loewenstein
17. Amadou Bamba: Integrity and the Struggle for Spiritual Cultivation, Alexus McLeod
18. Abai Kunanbayev: Integrity and the Law in 19th Century Kazakh Society, Tenlik Dalayeva
19. Amrita Sher-Gil: Identity and Integrity as a Mixed-Race Woman Artist in Colonial India, Nalini Bhushan
20. Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann and Georg Waitz: Two Models of Scholarly Integrity, Herman Paul
21. Hannah Arendt: Integrity, Truth and the Political Realm, Alexander Beaumont
22. Anansi the Spider: Individual Trickery and Communal Integrity, Stephen L. Bishop
23. The Cookes and the Kayes: Assertions of Virtue amongst the 'Middling Sort' In Post-Reformation England, Robert Tittler
24. Titus Pomponius Atticus: Writing the Life of an Uncommonly Honourable Roman, Linda McGuire
25. Henry Sienkiewicz' Letters From America: Creating a Speaker with Integrity, Anja Burghardt
26. Virginia Woolf: 'Writing Without Hate, Without Bitterness, Without Fear, Without Protest, Without Preaching'. Integrity and the Woman Writer in A Room On One's Own, Lorraine Sim
Afterword
Index
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1. Plato's Socrates: The Oddness of the Integrated Soul, Amber D. Carpenter
2. Manlius Severinus Boethius: Integrity as Attunement to Reality, Matthew Maguire
3. Rama: The Imperfections of the Perfect Man in the Valmiki Ramaya?a, Emily T. Hudson
4. Antigone: Staging Integrity through Sorority, Valentina Moro
5. Job: 'And Still He Holdeth Fast His Integrity', Katharine J. Dell
6. Ella Baker: Leading With Integrity in the Service of a Cause, Robin Zheng
7. 'Albert': Transformational Agency and Integrity in the Workplace, Lisa Herzog
8. Huang Zongxi: Making It Safe Not To Be Servile, Sandra Field
9. Lambert Strether: 'What Plays You Least False' In A Life With Others, Danielle Petherbridge
10. Confucius's Village Worthies: Hypocrites As Thieves Of Virtue, Winnie Sung
11. G. E. M. Anscombe: The False Hypocrisy Of The Ideal Standard, Rachael Wiseman
12. Mohandas Gandhi: 'My Life Is Its Own Message', Stefan Rossbach
13. Tolstoy and the Tolstoyans: Facing Life as a Whole, Charlotte Alston
14. Simone Weil: Against Being True To Yourself, D. K. Levy
15. Guan Yu: 'Righteousness That Is Not Righteousness' In The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, Bryan W. Van Norden
16. Gerrard Winstanley: Radicalism and the Struggle for Integrity during the English Revolution, David Loewenstein
17. Amadou Bamba: Integrity and the Struggle for Spiritual Cultivation, Alexus McLeod
18. Abai Kunanbayev: Integrity and the Law in 19th Century Kazakh Society, Tenlik Dalayeva
19. Amrita Sher-Gil: Identity and Integrity as a Mixed-Race Woman Artist in Colonial India, Nalini Bhushan
20. Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann and Georg Waitz: Two Models of Scholarly Integrity, Herman Paul
21. Hannah Arendt: Integrity, Truth and the Political Realm, Alexander Beaumont
22. Anansi the Spider: Individual Trickery and Communal Integrity, Stephen L. Bishop
23. The Cookes and the Kayes: Assertions of Virtue amongst the 'Middling Sort' In Post-Reformation England, Robert Tittler
24. Titus Pomponius Atticus: Writing the Life of an Uncommonly Honourable Roman, Linda McGuire
25. Henry Sienkiewicz' Letters From America: Creating a Speaker with Integrity, Anja Burghardt
26. Virginia Woolf: 'Writing Without Hate, Without Bitterness, Without Fear, Without Protest, Without Preaching'. Integrity and the Woman Writer in A Room On One's Own, Lorraine Sim
Afterword
Index