ABSTRACT
The study of intellectual humility (IH) is of recent vintage. It has become a topic of interest with the rise of responsibilist virtue epistemology, which holds that epistemic value is attained through the possession and exercise of epistemic character traits. IH is one such trait, along with others such as open-mindedness, intellectual perseverance, and curiosity. Zagzebski (1996: 114) mentions IH as an intellectual virtue, but most explanations and defenses date from the 2000s. 1 Here I review eight conceptions of IH, some of which take inspiration from conceptions of moral humility. IH has also been used in applied areas. 2
