On Dialogue, Disagreement, and the Urgent Need for Humility

On Dialogue, Disagreement, and the Urgent Need for Humility
The statue of Socrates in front of the national academy in Athens, in a file photo. Mapman/Shutterstock
Patrick Keeney
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Dialogue, which is the lifeblood of friendship, depends upon a certain moral courage: the willingness to be honest, especially about the limits of our knowledge.