According to the new paradigm for Ethics, to be authentic, genuine, and real is to be moral because you are complying with a moral principle: Be true to your own true self.
{See for details the discussion on pp. 30-32 of BASIC ETHICS: A Systematic Approach.
Here is a link to it - myqol.com/wadeharvey/PDFs/BASIC%20ETHICS.pdf
Note the quotation from Shakespeare that is so relevant here.}
To be authentic is to be transparent and honest. One who is transparent “puts all his cards upon the table.” We know where he/she stands. To be authentic is also to be sincere and to have self-respect.
To live by your moral principles over time is to have integrity. One who has integrity has a good character, is authentic, over a period of time, preferably over a lifetime.
To be moral is to keep growing morally, to continue to add new moral principles to those you already live by. It is a dynamic process.
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