The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility

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.
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 Handbook is divided into seven parts:
- Theories of humility
- The ethics of humility
- The politics of humility
- Humility in religious thought
- The epistemology of humility
- The psychology of humility
- Humility: applications to the social world.
Essential reading for students and researchers in ethics, epistemology, political philosophy and philosophy of mind and psychology, this Handbook will also be extremely useful for those in related disciplines such as psychology, religious studies and law.

Mark Alfano is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Australia. Michael P. Lynch is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, USA. Alessandra Tanesini is Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK.

Introduction Mark Alfano, Michael P. Lynch and Alessandra Tanesini Part 1: Theories of Humility 1. Theories of Humility: An Overview Nancy Snow 2. I'm SO Humble!': On the Paradox of Humility Brian Robinson 3. Humility is not a Virtue Paul Bloomfield Part 2: The Ethics of Humility 4. Humility and Human Flourishing Robert Roberts 5. Humility and Self-Respect: Kantian and Feminist Perspectives Robin Dillon 6. The Puzzle of Humility and Disparity Dennis Whitcomb, Heather Battaly, Jason Baehr and Dan Howard-Snyder 7. Humility and Truth in Nietzsche: The Humblebrag of the Lambs Nickolas Pappas 8. The Comparative Concern in Humility and Romantic Love Aaron Ben-Ze'ev 9. Pride and Humility Michael Brady 10. Ashamed of Our Selves: Disabling Shame and Humility Eva Dadlez and Sarah Woolwine Part 3: The Politics of Humility 11. Humility and democracy Michael A. Neblo and Emily Ann Israelson 12. Humility and conviction Michael P. Lynch 13. Humility and the Toleration of Diverse Ideas Casey Johnson 14. Humility, Forgiveness and Restorative Justice: From the personal to the political Carl Stauffer 15. Can Humility be a Liberatory Virtue? Heather Battaly Part 4: Humility in Religious Thought 16. Humility among the ancient Greeks Sophie Grace Chappell 17. Aquinas on Humility and Relational Greatness Andrew Pinsent 18. Faith and Humility: Conflict or Concord? Dan Howard-Snyder and Daniel McKaughan 19. Humility in the Islamic Tradition Sophia Vasalou 20. Humility in Buddhism Nicolas Bommarito 21. Humility in Early Chinese Philosophy Alexus McCleod 22. Humility and the African Philosophy of Ubuntu Thaddeus Metz Part 5: The Epistemology of Humility 23. Intellectual Humility and Contemporary Epistemology: A critique of epistemic individualism, evidentialism and internalism John Greco 24. Humility and self-knowledge Alessandra Tanesini 25. Intellectual Humility and Epistemic Trust Katherine Dormandy 26. Intellectual Humility, Testimony and Epistemic Injustice Ian Church 27. False Intellectual Humility Allan Hazlett 28. Intellectual Humility and Argumentation Andrew Aberdein 29. Intellectual Humility and Assertion Adam Carter and Emma Gordon 30. Epistemic Humility in the Sciences Ian James Kidd 31. Ramseyan Humility James Van Cleve Part 6: The Psychology of Humility 32. Humility in Personality and Positive Psychology Peter Samuelson and Ian Church 33. Psychological Measurement of Humility Rick Hoyle and Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso 34. The Moral Psychology of Humility: Epistemic and Ethical Alignment as Foundational to Moral Exemplarity Jen Cole Wright 35. The Role of Knowledge Calibration in Intellectual Humility Phil Fernbach and Nick Light Part 7: Humility: Applications to the Social World 36. Humility and Terrorism Studies Quassim Cassam 37. 'Knowledge is Power': Barriers to Intellectual Humility in the Classroom Lani Watson 38. Humility in Law Amalia Amaya 39. Extended Cognition and Humility Duncan Pritchard 40. Arrogance and Servility Online: Humility is not the Solution Neil Levy 41. Humility in networks Mark Alfano and Emily Sullivan. Index