COMPROMISE AND/OR INTEGRITY? SOME NORMATIVE REMARKS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21814/eps.2.1.99Keywords:
Compromise, Disagreement, Integrity, Pragmatism, Reconciliation, HypocrisyAbstract
In a compromise parties make a strategic calculation that a sacrifice of some their commitments is the best tactic to advance their other values and interests over their current positions. But if we try to figure a compromise as a way to get to agreements that can minimize harm and promote mutual respect between individuals, and could increase the level of cooperation between them, we can consider a compromise shaped in that way as an agreement that can translate at its best some of the individual’s deliberative ideals, as fairness and mutual respect. This kind of compromise will be different from simple negotiation, and more demanding to each one of the parties. It will require first and foremost a reciprocal recognition of moral fairness. But can we ever compromise on matters of ethical principle without compromising our integrity?
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