In this chapter, Alfano argues that when Nietzsche celebrates the virtue of courage, he almost always has in mind intellectual courage. This is the courage one needs to face and face down epistemic challenges. An epistemic challenge could have a social dimension, as when asking certain questions makes one's interlocutors uncomfortable. In Nietzsche's case, it also tends to have an internal dimension, insofar as seeking the answers to some questions makes the inquirer herself uncomfortable, embarrassed, or outright ashamed. Many inquiries face both external and internal challenges of these sorts. In either case, intellectual courage supports the activity of inquiry and integrates well with the virtue of curiosity.