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Intellectual humility is sometimes (often?) not a virtue

Interesting and sensible piece by philosopher Rachel Fraser.  (Intellectual humility, of course, is always a virtue for the ignorant.)  

(Unrelated to the articles main themes, I was, nonetheless, struck by this example at the start and what it tells us about the conservative nature of Anglophone philosophy:  "Suppose you want to be a better person. (Lots of us do.) How might you go about it? You might try to become more generous and commit to donating more of your income to charity."  Why not:  "You might stop working on Wall Street and devote your life to revolution" or, more modestly, "You might stop supporting Republicans and Democrats, and devote your time and money to socialist causes?")

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