Integration vs. Balance

Amy,

It struck me that your thoughts on why "integration" is better than "balance" parallel some of Anthony Kronman's argument in The Lost Lawyer.  I.e. his argument that lawyers must identify some virtues and satisfactions in the practice of lawyering itself, because the profession is too demanding and pervasive in its effect on one's life to be simply the means that one uses to support other satisfying or virtuous activities.  The professional virtues that Kronman emphasizes, the combination of empathy and detachment, are procedural and not, as Christian-influenced professional virtues are in part, substantive.  But still, some of what he says might be helpful in the direction you're pursuing.

Tom