Open-Mindedness
What is Open-Mindedness?
The willingness to genuinely consider perspectives that differ from your own, and to revise your views when the evidence warrants it. Open-mindedness is intellectual courage in practice.
When you might feel open-mindedness
Open-Mindedness is a specific form of judgment, which itself is a type of wisdom. You might experience this feeling in situations where wisdom is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define open-mindedness.
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Open Character Strengths WheelRelated Emotions
The capacity to conceive of ideas and solutions that are genuinely novel — not j...
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The capacity to be genuinely astonished by the world — to notice the extraordina...
The ability to examine arguments, weigh evidence, and resist the pull of bias or...
The pleasure of immersing yourself in a subject until it becomes a domain of gen...