The concept of 'intellectual humility', which calmly and openly accepts that 'mistakes occur' and 'my knowledge is limited', has been attracting attention in the field of psychology in recent years. .

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Admitting to being wrong can be difficult. But ‘intellectual humility’ is a trainable trait that deepens relationships You may be familiar with the feeling. Someone factchecks you mid-conversation or ...

There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse. I wonder if a lack of humility is one of them. In his recent book, The Death of ...

Intelligence is not simply a matter of IQ. For many psychologists, the way a person thinks and questions their beliefs often reveals far more than their test scores. Among the traits studied by ...

In my last post, I discussed the principle of intellectual charity as an essential element of constructive political conversations. As a companion to the principle of charity, we also need to ...