Intellectual Humility: An Interpersonal Theory
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In this paper, I will argue in contrast with much of the existing literature, that humility and intellectual humility are interpersonal (as opposed to personal) virtues.also in contrast with what has been said before, I will further argue that the fruits of intellectual humility are external to the virtue holder.the paper begins with a review of the literature on humility and intellectual humility.I then offer my alternative account, answer some objections, and briefly propose a compromise position to appease those who are sympathetic to traditional conceptions.
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Other scholars approach intellectual humility as a multidimensional phenomenon, advocating that intellectual humility includes a combination of metacognition, valuing other people's beliefs, admitting one's ignorance or errors to other people, and being motivated by an intrinsic desire to seek the truth.
“Other scholars approach intellectual humility as a multidimensional phenomenon, advocating that intellectual humility includes a combination of metacognition, valuing other people's beliefs, admitting one's ignorance or errors to other people, and being motivated by an intrinsic desire to seek the truth 35-37 .”
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Intellectual Humility: Owning Our Limitations
Whitcomb, D., Battaly, H., Baehr, J., & Howard‐Snyder, D. (2017) · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · doi:10.1111/phpr.12228 · Cited by 610 · see citing works
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Porter, T., Elnakouri, A., Meyers, E. A., Shibayama, T., Jayawickreme, E., & Grossmann, I. (2022) · Nature Reviews Psychology · doi:10.1038/s44159-022-00081-9 · Cited by 248 · see citing works
- Authors
- Priest, M.
- Corresponding author
- Priest, Maura
- ORCID
- Priest, Maura
- Venue
- Ergo, an Open Access Journal of Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Library
- Published
- 2017-09-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 20201214
- ISSN
- 2330-4014 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2765335902
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 14.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- Locations
- Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- University of Michigan Library Repository (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- University of Connecticut
- Saint Louis University
- University of California, Irvine
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Keywords
- intellectual humility, humility, personal virtue, moral virtues, virtue ethics
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