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Habituation is not the emergence of innate virtue nor the transfer of virtue from what has it, to what doesn’t. Rather, habituation is self-transformation, the acquisition of a disposition—such as the disposition to act virtuously—by way of exercising that very disposition—acting virtuously.
Nov 3, 2014 · In Book V of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, he states that “‘habit’ means a disposition according to which that which is disposed is either well or ill disposed, and either in itself or with reference to something else” (Aristotle, 2007). This, in our opinion, links habits to cognitive control and goals.
- Javier Bernacer, Jose Ignacio Murillo
- 2014
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Aristotle does not claim that habituation is the sole factor that determines the development of one‟s character/personality. He makes the weaker claim that habituation is stronger than genetic dispositions.
- Angelos Schoinas
Habituation in the Aristotelian tradition claims that we develop our moral virtues through repeated and guided practice in moral actions. His theory provides important insights for moral education and as a result many contemporary philosophers have debated how to properly interpret his writing.
- David F McCaslin
- 2016
This paper is concerned with Aristotle's theory of habituation, focusing on the following three issues: (1) the relation between habit and reason, (2) human nature and habituation, and (3) the roles of family and politics in habituation.
academic.oup.com · edited-volume · 28232Aristotle on Becoming Good: Habituation, Reflection, and ...
This article discusses Aristotle's views on becoming good, focusing on habituation, reflection, and perception, and also examines virtues of character and virtues of thought, Socratic intellectualism, cleverness, the stages of ethical development, and mid-level goals.
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