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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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.