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What is Intellectual Humility?
"It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility."
Tariq Ramadan
Intellectual humility is the ability to admit that one might be mistaken.
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It helps to combat arrogance and overconfidence. Intellectual humility allows us to recognize that our ideas may be wrong, that the evidence we are using could be inaccurate, or that our current beliefs could be outdated.
Intellectual humility contributes to greater civility in public and private discourse, because when we are humble, we tend not to have an attitude of “my way or the highway.” Intellectual humility makes us less likely to simply dismiss others’ views or be offended by views different from our own.
Intellectual Humility Resources
Look here for articles, studies, speeches, and other resources that give you more information about our core values of free speech, intellectual humility, critical thinking, and viewpoint diversity.
Intellectual Humility
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