Probably for most people, the unwillingness to assent to the opinions of the higher status, the authorities, or the majority is intellectual “arrogance”.
How dare you think that you can know better than The Bosses, The Authorities, The Masses?
I’m increasingly of the opinion that truth as correspondence to reality is a minority orientation.
There are probably many different things packed in one word “arrogance”. It more or less means “dismissing the opinion of someone whom I consider important”, without explaining why exactly does the speaker consider that source important. That could be a good reason, or a bad reason.
“dismissing the opinion of someone whom I consider important”
In the interpersonal cases, yes. More generally, it’s not giving someone’s opinion it’s “due”, where what’s due can range from complete deference to pro forma acknowledgment.
In the correspondence to reality sense, it’s dismissing some facts or evidence in favor of your theory.
Probably for most people, the unwillingness to assent to the opinions of the higher status, the authorities, or the majority is intellectual “arrogance”.
How dare you think that you can know better than The Bosses, The Authorities, The Masses?
I’m increasingly of the opinion that truth as correspondence to reality is a minority orientation.
There are probably many different things packed in one word “arrogance”. It more or less means “dismissing the opinion of someone whom I consider important”, without explaining why exactly does the speaker consider that source important. That could be a good reason, or a bad reason.
In the interpersonal cases, yes. More generally, it’s not giving someone’s opinion it’s “due”, where what’s due can range from complete deference to pro forma acknowledgment.
In the correspondence to reality sense, it’s dismissing some facts or evidence in favor of your theory.