A5087789463- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Ethics in medical practice
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
- Italian Literature and Culture
- Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education
- Educational and Social Studies
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Embodied and Extended Cognition
- Latin American and Latino Studies
- Foucault, Power, and Ethics
- Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
- Classical Philosophy and Thought
- Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Religious Education and Schools
- Free Will and Agency
Cardiff University
2014-2025
University of Birmingham
2018
Georgetown University
1998
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
1994-1997
Intellectual humility, I argue in this paper, is a cluster of strong attitudes (as these are understood social psychology) directed toward one's cognitive make‐up and its components, together with the affective states that constitute their contents or bases, which serve knowledge value‐expressive functions. In order to defend new account humility first examine two simpler traits: intellectual self‐acceptance epistemic limitations modesty about successes. The position defended here addresses...
In this paper I provide an account of two forms intellectual arrogance which cause the epistemic practices conversational turn-taking and assertion to malfunction. detail some ethical harms generated by arrogance, explain its role in fostering vices timidity servility other agents. Finally, show that produces ignorance silencing others (both preventing them from speaking causing their assertions misfire) self-delusion arrogant themselves.
Intellectual servility is a vice opposing proper pride about one’s intellectual achievements. timidity also vice; it manifested in lack of concern for others’ esteem. This paper offers an account the nature these vices and details some epistemic harms that flow from them. I argue servility, which often result suffering humiliation, form damaged self-esteem. It underpinned by attitudes serving social-adjustive functions causes ingratiating behaviors. Timidity, habituated through...
Abstract This article argues that intellectual character vices involve non‐instrumental motives to oppose, antagonise, or avoid things are epistemically good in themselves. view has been the recent target of criticism based on alleged counterexamples presenting vicious individuals who virtuously motivated at least lack suitable bad motivations. The paper first presents these examples and shows they do not undermine motivational approach. Finally, having distinguished motivating from...
Intellectual humility, which entails openness to other views and a willingness listen engage with them, is crucial for facilitating civil dialogue progress in debate between opposing sides. In the present research, we tested whether intellectual humility can be reliably detected discourse experimentally increased by prior self-affirmation task. Three hundred three participants took part 116 audio- video-recorded group discussions. Blind condition, linguists coded participants' create an...
In this paper I offer an innovative interpretation of Nietzsche's metaethical theory value which shows him to be a kind constitutivist. For Nietzsche, argue, valuing is conative attitude institutes values, rather than tracking what independently value. What characteristic those acts willing institute values that they are owned or authored. Nietzsche makes point using the vocabulary self-mastery. One crucial feature who have achieved feat, and consequently become agents, possess diachronic...
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Abstract I argue that the semantic content of thoughts and linguistic meaning expressions are things with a history in sense they can be made fully intelligible only from point view future. defend this position by articulating version known philosophy language as temporal externalism. Temporal externalism about is subject’s utterances at time t depends on features practices her community after . There two different ways which developed. First, one take it to according an expression given...
Abstract This paper has five aims: it clarifies the nature of esteem and related notions admiration reputation (sect. 1); argues that communities possess practices esteeming individuals for their intellectual qualities are epistemically superior to otherwise identical lacking this practice 2) a concern one's own reputation, motivation seek other members community, can be virtuous 3); explains two vices regarding these concerns desire esteem: vanity timidity 4); finally 5), offers an account...