Intellectual humility as attitude

Tanesini, Alessandra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6250-471X 2018. Intellectual humility as attitude. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 96 (2) , pp. 399-420. 10.1111/phpr.12326

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Abstract

Intellectual humility, I argue in this paper, is a cluster of strong attitudes (as these are understood in social psychology) directed toward one’s cognitive make-up and its components, together with the cognitive and affective states that constitute their contents or bases, which serve knowledge and value-expressive functions. In order to defend this new account of humility I first examine two simpler traits: intellectual self-acceptance of epistemic limitations and intellectual modesty about epistemic successes. The position defended here addresses the shortcomings of both ignorance and accuracy based accounts of humility.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0031-8205
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 May 2016
Date of Acceptance:	6 May 2016
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 01:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/91075

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