Graduation Year
2016
Date of Submission
12-2015
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy
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Suzanne Obdrzalek
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Abstract
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. This thesis will explore Aristotelian habituation and the competing interpretations surrounding it, namely the cognitivist and mechanical views. It will then criticize the mechanical view and argue that the intrinsic valuation of virtuous actions evidences a cognitivist interpretation of habituation in the Aristotelian tradition.
Recommended Citation
McCaslin, David F., "The Cognitive Implications of Aristotelian Habituation and Intrinsic Valuation" (2016). CMC Senior Theses. 1245.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1245
