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Full Idea
Some examples of intellectual vices: pride, negligence, idleness, cowardice, conformity, carelessness, rigidity, prejudice, wishful thinking, closed-mindedness, insensitivity to detail, obtuseness (in seeing relevance), and lack of thoroughness.
Gist of Idea
We can name at least thirteen intellectual vices
Source
Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski (Virtues of the Mind [1996], II 3.1)
Book Ref
Zagzebski,Linda: 'Virtues of the Mind' [CUP 1996], p.152
A Reaction
There are thousands of vices for which we don't have names, like thinking about football when you should be doing metaphysics. The other way round is also a vice too, because football needs concentration. Discontent with your chair is bad too.
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