Unlike the shame felt when failing to live up to the standards we abide by, humilityHumility is felt when prudently taking stock of, and owning up to our limitations and incapacities. If shame motivates self-correction, humility motivates outsourcing to others, better equipped or positioned for the task at hand. In this sense humility is shown to be an inherent component of rational action. However, the chapter goes on to argue, owning up to our inability in principle of holding our normative commitments themselves in normative check, and realizing the crucial importance of being criticized by others in this regard, renders this form of humble outsourcing the very epitome of rationality.