Habits, Triggers and Moral Formation

This article examines moral change, primarily through the lens of Summa Theologiae I-II 49–50. I argue that the specific difference Aquinas asserts between habits and dispositions allows for the possibility that virtuous habits can sometimes exist alongside problematic bodily dispositions. While in...

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Главный автор: Knobel, Angela (Автор)
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Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Sage 2023
В: Studies in Christian ethics
Год: 2023, Том: 36, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 274-286
Индексация IxTheo:KAE Высокое средневековье
NBE Антропология
NCA Этика
ZD Психология
Другие ключевые слова:B Habit
B bodily disposition
B Aquinas
B Virtue
B Vice
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Итог:This article examines moral change, primarily through the lens of Summa Theologiae I-II 49–50. I argue that the specific difference Aquinas asserts between habits and dispositions allows for the possibility that virtuous habits can sometimes exist alongside problematic bodily dispositions. While in the typical case the actions that bring about a habit also bring about appropriate bodily dispositions, it is my contention that the cultivation of a habit need not eliminate all contrary bodily dispositions. This implies that one's past, whether it be one's pre-rational conditioning or past choices, can create bodily obstacles to the cultivation of virtue that later moral reformation may never entirely eliminate.
ISSN:0953-9468
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09539468221149369