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It?s clear that the world needs more intellectual humility. But how do we develop this virtue? And why do so many people still end up so arrogant? Do our own biases hold us back from becoming as intellectually humble as we could be?and are there some biases that actually make us more likely to be humble? Which cognitive dispositions and personality traits give people an edge at being more intellectually humble - and are they stable from birth, learned habits, or something in between? And what can contemporary research on the emotions tell us about encouraging intellectual humility in ourselves and others?
Experts in psychology, philosophy and education are conducting exciting new research on these questions, and the results have important, real-world applications. Faced with difficult questions people often tend to dismiss and marginalize dissent. Political and moral disagreements can be incredibly polarizing, and sometimes even dangerous. And whether it?s Christian fundamentalism, Islamic extremism, or militant atheism, religious dialogue remains tinted by arrogance, dogma, and ignorance. The world needs more people who are sensitive to reasons both for and against their beliefs, and are willing to consider the possibility that their political, religious and moral beliefs might be mistaken. The world needs more intellectual humility.
In this course, we will examine the following major questions about the science of intellectual humility:
? How do we become intellectually humble?
? What can human cognition tell us about intellectual humility?
? How does arrogance develop, and how can we become more open-minded?
? How do emotions affect our ability to be intellectually humble?
All lectures are delivered by leading specialists, and the course is organised around a number of interesting readings and practical assignments which will help you address issues related to humility in your daily life.
This course can be taken as a part of a series which explores the theory, the science and the applied issues surrounding intellectual humility. In the previous course on the theory behind intellectual humility, we considered how to define intellectual humility, the nature of an intellectual virtue, and how we know who is intellectually humble. If you are interested, complete all three courses to gain a broader understanding of this fascinating topic. Look for:
? Intellectual Humility: Theory - https://www.coursera.org/learn/intellectual-humility-theory
? Intellectual Humility: Practice - https://www.coursera.org/learn/intellectual-humility-practice

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Getting Started

Trailer - Intellectual Humility: Science

About this course

Course assessments and exercises

Ian introduces Module 1

Introduction

Learning and explanation

Inconsistency, explanation and belief revision

Implications for child education

Before you begin...

Optional companion book

"How Do We Become Intellectually Humble?" by Ian Church & Peter Samuelson (recommended)

"How Do We Develop and Maintain Humility?" by Bob Roberts (recommended)

"Confirmation Bias: A Ubiquitous Phenomenon in Many Guises" by Raymond S. Nickerson (further reading)

Initial thoughts

Practice Quiz

Module Quiz

Back to school

Reading quiz on "How Do We Develop and Maintain Humility?" by Bob Roberts

What makes us arrogant? Biases, heuristics and cognitive psychology

Ian introduces Module 2

Introduction

Humility, arrogance, and base rate neglect

Developmental over-optimism

The illusion of explanatory depth

Illusions of argument justification and insight

Illusions of the outsourced mind

"What Can Human Cognition Tell Us About Intellectual Humility?" by Ian Church & Peter Samuelson (recommended)

"Searching for Explanations: How the Internet Inflates Estimates of Internal Knowledge" by Matthew Fisher et al. (recommended)

"The Illusion of Argument Justification" by Matthew Fisher and Frank Keil (further reading)

"Overestimation of Knowledge About Word Meanings: The 'Misplaced Meaning' Effect" by Jonathan Kominsky and Frank Keil (further reading)

"The Misunderstood Limits of Folk Science: An Illusion of Explanatory Depth" by Leonid Rozenblit and Frank Keil (further reading)

"Overoptimism about future knowledge: Early Arrogance?" by Lockhart et al. (further reading)

Rose-coloured biases in action

Practice Quiz

Examples of biases

More examples of biases

Module Quiz

Reading quiz on "What Can Human Cognition Tell Us About Intellectual Humility?" by Ian Church and Peter Samuelson

Dogmatism and open-mindedness in politics, religion, and life

Ian introduces Module 3

Open-minded cognition

Open-minded cognition: relations with other constructs

The flexible merit standard model

Message tenability effect

The reciprocal nature of open-minded cognition

The earned dogmatism effect

The attitude justification effect

Concluding remarks

"Are Some People Born Humble?" by Ian Church and Peter Samuelson (recommended)

The Big 5 Personality Test

"When Self-Perceptions of Expertise Increase Closed-Minded Cognition: The Earned Dogmatism Effect" by Ottati et al. (further reading)

Initial thoughts

Untenable messages

Practice Quiz

Module Quiz

Open-mindedness in public discourse and life

Reading quiz on "Are Some People Born Humble?" by Ian Church and Peter Samuelson

Humility, emotions and human relations: a view from social psychology

Ian introduces Module 4

Why not intellectualise?

Towards engagement: seeing the other as a person

Towards engagement: being involved

Towards engagement: not focusing on the self

Towards engagement: Dialogue, value and difference

An exploratory study

Conclusions

Before you finish...

"How Do Emotions Affect Our Ability to Be Intellectually Humble?" by Ian Church and Peter Samuelson (recommended)

"The role of emotional engagement in lecturer-student interaction and the impact on academic outcomes of student achievement and learning" by Vathsala Sagayadevan and Senthu Jeyaraj (further reading)

Quiz: Initial thoughts

Practice Quiz

Deceptive self-justification

Module Quiz

Reading quiz on "How Do Emotions Affect Our Ability to Be Intellectually Humble?" by Ian Church and Peter Samuelson

Show what you learned by editing the Wikipedia entry on intellectual humility!

A brief How-To

TRAILER: Intellectual Humility: Theory

TRAILER: Intellectual Humility: Practice