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Integrity in modern ethicsThere exists, however a more formal study of the term integrity and its meaning in modern ethics. It is often not only understood as a refusal to engage in behavior that evades responsibility, but as an understanding of different modes or styles in which some discourse takes place, and which aims at the discovery of some truth.
One of the best definitions of integrity ever is from the situation comedy "Scrubs". Note that in this definition one can "sacrifice your own ethics". Rather than the rigid definition of "integrity" being an adherence to ethics, perhaps it is better defined as the ability or drive to do "the right thing" in spite of the ethical or personal distress it may cause.
"There comes a time when every man has to make a choice, whether it's a professional choice or a personal choice. In the end, it's all about integrity. And it's about chasing after what you really want; even if that means you both care a little.
And sometimes, well, sometimes you just have to do what's right for a friend; even if it means sacrificing your own ethics. When it comes down to it, you just have to be proud of the decision you make."
J.D. "Scrubs" ca 2004.
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrity