•Knowledge of ignorance, sensitivity to what one knows and what one does not know

•The disposition to question beliefs one feels strongly about

•Awareness of the need to actively entertain views that differ from one’s views, especially those you strongly disagree with

•Holding oneself to the same intellectual standards one expects others to honor (no double standards).

•The disposition to work one’s way through intellectual complexities despite the frustration inherent in the task

•The belief that one’s higher interests and those of humankind are best served by giving the freest play to reason

•Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality

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