This description encourages people to be open-minded and willing to consider new ideas and perspectives. It encourages people to think outside the box and be willing to explore different ways of looking at the world. It encourages people to be open to different opinions and to be willing to learn from others. It
Open-mindedness is receptiveness to new ideas. Open-mindedness relates to the way in which people approach the views and knowledge of others. Jason Baehr defines an open-minded person as one who "characteristically moves beyond or temporarily sets aside his own doxastic commitments in order to give a fair and impartial hearing to the intellectual opposition". Jack Kwong's definition sees open-mindedness as the "willingness to take a novel viewpoint seriously".