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humility

vr.tr.humility · XCT.QLT

Let an agent explain humility as a virtue and a trait, present religious and philosophical treatments with attribution, relay psychological research with findings attributed, distinguish humility from modesty, self-deprecation and low self-esteem, and describe cultural humility as a professional concept.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain humility as a virtue and a trait, present religious and philosophical treatments with attribution, relay psychological research with findings attributed, distinguish humility from modesty, self-deprecation and low self-esteem, and describe cultural humility as a professional concept.

The quality of having a modest view of one own importance, acknowledging limits and the worth of others without self-abasement, regarded as a virtue in most ethical and religious traditions, including Christian humility, Islamic humility and modesty, and Confucian and Buddhist teachings, and studied in psychology as a trait linked to openness and good relationships; related notions include modesty, demureness, self-deprecation and, in professional practice, cultural humility.

What it is for: Not applicable; a virtue and character trait.

It can be explain the concept and distinctions; present religious and philosophical treatments; relay psychological research; describe cultural humility.

Distinguishing features

Accurate self-assessment

Regard for others

Cross-tradition virtue

Measurable trait in research

What it looks like

Not a visible object; seen in behaviour and attitude.

How it is recognised

Modest view of own importance without self-abasement

Virtue across traditions, trait in psychology

Modesty concerns display; self-deprecation and low self-esteem are not humility

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

virtue

is contrasted with - the opposing vice in many traditions

pride

is related to - a neighbouring quality

modesty

is studied by - as a trait

positive psychology

In practice

Families and kinds

humility in Christianity

humility and modesty in Islam

humility in Confucian, Buddhist and other traditions

intellectual humility

cultural humility in health and social care

related dispositions: modesty, demureness, self-deprecation

Standards and regulation

No regulation; professional frameworks for cultural humility in health and social care

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing humility with self-abasement

Presenting one tradition as the definition

Overstating research findings

Also called

modesty in Islamhumility in Islamcultural humilityself-deprecationhumility in Christianitydemureness

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.humility-feeling

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Concept What humility is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition and distinctions.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is humility, and how does it differ from modesty, self-deprecation and low self-esteem? definition
  2. Is the question about the virtue, a tradition-specific teaching or the professional concept? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What kinds of humility are distinguished, such as intellectual and cultural humility? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Traditions Religious and philosophical.

Attribution.

Religious

Religious teachings.

Religious

Religious.

  1. How do Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism and other traditions teach humility, in their own terms? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary

Philosophy

Philosophy.

Philosophy

Philosophy.

  1. How have philosophers from Aristotle to Hume and Nietzsche assessed humility, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Science Psychology.

Attribution.

Research

Research findings.

Research

Research.

  1. What does research say about humility as a trait and its correlates, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Measure

Measurement.

Measure

Measure.

  1. How is humility measured in psychology? provenance
  2. Which entry fits personality psychology? action
Practice Practice and culture.

Practice.

Cultural

Cultural humility.

Cultural

Cultural.

  1. What is cultural humility in health and social care, and how is it taught? provenance
  2. Which entry fits cultural competence? action

Culture

Cultural variation.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How do cultures value and express humility differently? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should cultural humility and intellectual humility be separate entries?
  • How should tradition-specific treatments be attributed?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases from traditions and related dispositions; should they be split off?