Intellectual humility has long been theorized to be an intellectual virtue, meaning that it reflects qualities necessary for critical thinking and forming accurate belief systems. In essence, ...

What does it mean to be a good thinker? Recent research suggests that acknowledging you can be wrong plays a vital role. I had these studies in mind a few months ago when I was chatting with a history ...

Intellectual humility is an openness to new ideas and sources of evidence. The “need to be right” can keep someone stuck on a false belief and prolong arguments. Reflective questions such as "Would I ...