  Strong accuracy accounts not only deny that modesty is compatible with ignorance, but defend the idea that modesty is, at its heart, about having certain true beliefs. On some views, humility does involve underestimation, but only as a means to accurate self-assessment. Foot (1978/2002, 9) and Slote (1983, 61–62) both note that humility is a corrective to a general human tendency to think too highly of ourselves. No evidence is offered in support of this empirical claim, but its truth will require considering how self-evaluation works in different contexts, skill levels, cultures, and temperaments.