Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility

<p>Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to research and discussion in philosophy, applied ethics and religious studies.</p><p>The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility is the first collection to present a comprehensive overview of the philosophy of humility, whilst also covering important interdisciplinary topics. Comprising 41 chapters by an international team of contributors, the <em>Handbook</em> is divided into seven parts:</p><p>• Theories of humility</p><p>• The ethics of humility</p><p>• The politics of humility</p><p>• Humility in religious thought</p><p>• The epistemology of humility</p><p>• The psychology of humility</p><p>• Humility: applications to the social world.</p><p>Essential reading for students and researchers in ethics, epistemology, political philosophy and philosophy of mind and psychology, this <em>Handbook</em> will also be extremely useful for those in related disciplines such as psychology, religious studies and law.</p> <p>Introduction <i>Mark Alfano, Michael P. Lynch and Alessandra Tanesini </i></p><p><b>Part 1: Theories of Humility </b></p><p>1. Theories of Humility: An Overview <i>Nancy Snow </i></p><p>2. I’m SO Humble!’: On the Paradox of Humility <i>Brian Robinson </i></p><p><i> </i>3. Humility is not a Virtue <i>Paul Bloomfield </i></p><p><b>Part 2: The Ethics of Humility </b></p><p>4. Humility and Human Flourishing <i>Robert Roberts</i> </p><p>5. Humility and Self-Respect: Kantian and Feminist Perspectives <i>Robin Dillon </i></p><p>6. The Puzzle of Humility and Disparity <i>Dennis Whitcomb, Heather Battaly, Jason Baehr and Dan Howard-Snyder </i></p><p>7. Humility and Truth in Nietzsche: The Humblebrag of the Lambs <i>Nickolas Pappas</i> </p><p>8. The Comparative Concern in Humility and Romantic Love <i>Aaron Ben-Ze’ev </i></p><p>9. Pride and Humility <i>Michael Brady </i></p><p>10. Ashamed of Our Selves: Disabling Shame and Humility <i>Eva Dadlez and Sarah Woolwine </i></p><p><b>Part 3: The Politics of Humility </b></p><p>11. Humility and democracy <i>Michael A. Neblo and Emily Ann Israelson </i></p><p>12. Humility and conviction <i>Michael P. Lynch </i></p><p>13. Humility and the Toleration of Diverse Ideas <i>Casey Johnson </i></p><p>14. Humility, Forgiveness and Restorative Justice: From the personal to the political <i>Carl Stauffer</i> </p><p>15. Can Humility be a Liberatory Virtue? <i>Heather Battaly </i></p><p><b>Part 4: Humility in Religious Thought </b></p><p>16. Humility among the ancient Greeks <i>Sophie Grace Chappell </i></p><p>17. Aquinas on Humility and Relational Greatness <i>Andrew Pinsent </i></p><p>18. Faith and Humility: Conflict or Concord? <i>Dan Howard-Snyder and Daniel McKaughan </i></p><p>19. Humility in the Islamic Tradition <i>Sophia Vasalou </i></p><p>20. Humility in Buddhism <i>Nicolas Bommarito </i></p><p>21. Humility in Early Chinese Philosophy <i>Alexus McCleod </i></p><p>22. Humility and the African Philosophy of <i>Ubuntu Thaddeus Metz </i></p><p><b>Part 5: The Epistemology of Humility </b></p><p>23. Intellectual Humility and Contemporary Epistemology: A critique of epistemic individualism, evidentialism and internalism <i>John Greco</i> </p><p>24. Humility and self-knowledge <i>Alessandra Tanesini </i></p><p>25. Intellectual Humility and Epistemic Trust <i>Katherine Dormandy </i></p><p>26. Intellectual Humility, Testimony and Epistemic Injustice <i>Ian Church </i></p><p>27. False Intellectual Humility <i>Allan Hazlett </i></p><p>28. Intellectual Humility and Argumentation <i>Andrew Aberdein </i></p><p>29. Intellectual Humility and Assertion <i>Adam Carter and Emma Gordon </i></p><p>30. Epistemic Humility in the Sciences <i>Ian James Kidd </i></p><p>31. Ramseyan Humility <i>James Van Cleve </i></p><p><b>Part 6: The Psychology of Humility </b></p><p>32. Humility in Personality and Positive Psychology <i>Peter Samuelson and Ian Church </i></p><p>33. Psychological Measurement of Humility <i>Rick Hoyle and Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso </i></p><p>34. The Moral Psychology of Humility: Epistemic and Ethical Alignment as Foundational to Moral Exemplarity <i>Jen Cole Wright </i></p><p>35. The Role of Knowledge Calibration in Intellectual Humility <i>Phil Fernbach and Nick Light</i> </p><p><b>Part 7: Humility: Applications to the Social World </b></p><p>36. Humility and Terrorism Studies <i>Quassim Cassam </i></p><p>37. ‘Knowledge is Power’: Barriers to Intellectual Humility in the Classroom <i>Lani Watson </i></p><p>38. Humility in Law <em>Amalia Amaya </em></p><p>39. Extended Cognition and Humility <i>Duncan Pritchard </i></p><p>40. Arrogance and Servility Online: Humility is not the Solution <i>Neil Levy </i></p><p>41. Humility in networks <i>Mark Alfano and Emily Sullivan. </i></p><p><i> </i><i>Index</i></p>