According To Dow's Intellectual Curiosity?

I had thought about this virtue before reading the chapter. When I read the word curiosity, the first thing that comes to my mind is questions. For me, being curious means asking a lot of questions about the things that I don’t know about. Curiosity means that I have the desire to search for truth. It also signifies that there are a lot of things I don’t know about the world. The intellectual curiosity is very important. Philip Dow explains that it is the most important and foundational virtue. Without it, practicing other virtues would be hard for someone. One must have the desire to know the truth in order to grow and not be ignorant to things around him. In order to cultivate this virtue, first, I must have the eagerness to know more. …show more content…
It means that curiosity should lead into good results. It does not have to be like Dr. Brand who helped end the suffering of thousands of people who suffered from leprosy. I can start by small actions like asking questions about homework or when a topic does not make any sense during class. As long as my curiosity is morally good and would lead me to a better place in the end, then I can say that I am cultivating this virtue in a good way. Practicing curiosity that has a bad aim is not virtuous. So far, I have had success in cultivating intellectual curiosity. I am able to live in New York and study finance because I am curious. I want to know what it would be like to live and study in one of the most influential places in the world. My curiosity motivates me to pursue my dreams and pushes me to try new things. Curiosity also helps me do my work well as a bookkeeper. Every time a data confuses me or I don’t know what to do with it, I always ask questions to my coworkers. I don’t hesitate to ask them especially my senior bookkeepers because that is how I learn. In order to avoid putting data incorrectly, I make sure that I understand what they teach me and ask questions before I