Does Aristotle Believe That Habituation Is Only for Children?

Autor/in	Sanderse, Wouter
Titel	Does Aristotle Believe That Habituation Is Only for Children?
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 49 (2020) 1, S.98-110 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sanderse, Wouter)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2018.1497952
Schlagwörter	Philosophy; Moral Development; Ethics; Values Education; Habit Formation; Children; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Philosophie; Moralische Entwicklung; Ethik; Werterziehung; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Full virtue and practical wisdom comprise the end of neo-Aristotelian moral development, but wisdom cannot be cultivated straight away through arguments and teaching. Wisdom is integrated with, and builds upon, habituation: the acquisition of virtuous character traits through the repeated practice of corresponding virtuous actions. Habit formation equips people with a taste for, and commitment to, the good life; furthermore it provides one with discriminatory and reflective capacities to know how to act in particular circumstances. Unfortunately, habituation is often understood primarily as a method suitable only for children. This article examines whether Aristotle limited habituation to children and, if not, what the relationship between habituation and wisdom "beyond" childhood might look like. This article concludes that wisdom-guided habituation is also possible for adults who continue and confirm their already established virtuous habits. The implications of this for professional moral education are subsequently discussed. (As Provided).
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