Professor Blaine Fowers (University of Miami) Assessing Wisdom and the Place of Intellectual Humility

Tuesday 5th November 2024, 2.30pm – 4.00pm (London GMT)   Professor Blaine Fowers (University of Miami)   Title: Assessing Wisdom and the Place of Intellectual Humility   Abstract: This talk will examine two ways to understand the connection between wisdom and intellectual humility (IH) and present an argument for intellectual…

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Philosophical and Psychological Approaches to Virtue and Value – Video of Tenelle Porter

Wednesday 5th June 2024, 2.30pm – 4.00pm (London BST)  Dr Tenelle Porter (Rowan University)  Title: Investigating the Effect of Teachers’ Intellectual Humility on Students’ Interest and Learning  Abstract: The expression of intellectual humility – publicly admitting confusion, ignorance, and mistakes – can benefit individuals, but can it also benefit others?…

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Online Series in June: Philosophical and Psychological Approaches to Virtue & Value

Thursday 20th June 2024, 2.30pm – 4.00pm (London BST)   Professor Rebecca Stangl (University of Virginia)   Title: Moral Exemplars, Advice, and Practical Wisdom   Moral exemplars play an important and even central role in many virtue ethical theories of practical reason and right action.  The virtuous person not only sets…

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On Line Series Talk : Philosophical and Psychological Approaches to Virtue & Value

Wednesday 5th June, 2.30pm – 4.00pm (London BST)   Dr Tenelle Porter (Rowan University) Title: Investigating the Effect of Teachers’ Intellectual Humility on Students’ Interest and Learning  Abstract: The expression of intellectual humility – publicly admitting confusion, ignorance, and mistakes – can benefit individuals, but can it also benefit others? Five…

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Kristján Kristjánsson – Ten Problems Surrounding an Understanding of Intellectual Humility as a Moral Virtue

Thursday 2nd May 2024, 2.30pm – 4.00pm (London BST)
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson (University of Birmingham; University of Iceland; Boston College)
Title: Ten Problems Surrounding an Understanding of Intellectual Humility as a Moral Virtue
Abstract: In this paper I discuss what is gained and what is lost by understanding intellectual humility as a moral virtue rather than an intellectual virtue.

 

A Royal Visit

“On November 14, 2018, we were delighted to host a visit from HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex.  The Earl viewed our Changing Attitudes in Public Discourse lab at the University of Bath, during a tour of the Department of Psychology. After Paul Hanel briefly summarised the project, Prince Edward…

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