Habits in mind : integrating theology, philosophy, and the cognitive science of virtue, emotion, and character formation / edited by Gregory R. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peterson, Gregory R., 1966- editor.

Series:

Philosophical studies in science and religion ; Volume 7.

Philosophical Studies in Science and Religion, 1877-8542 ; Volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Habit (Philosophy).

Habit.

Conduct of life.

Virtues.

Virtue.

Character.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

The language of habit plays a central role in traditional accounts of the virtues, yet it has received only modest attention among contemporary scholars of philosophy, psychology, and religion. This volume explores the role of both “mere habits” and sophisticated habitus in the moral life. Beginning with an essay by Stanley Hauerwas and edited by Gregory R. Peterson, James A. Van Slyke, Michael L. Spezio, and Kevin S. Reimer, the volume explores the history of the virtues and habit in Christian thought, the contributions that psychology and neuroscience make to our understanding of habitus, freedom, and character formation, and the relation of habit and habitus to contemporary philosophical and theological accounts of character formation and the moral life. Contributors are: Joseph Bankard, Dennis Bielfeldt, Craig Boyd, Charlene Burns, Mark Graves, Brian Green, Stanley Hauerwas, Todd Junkins, Adam Martin, Darcia Narvaez, Gregory R. Peterson, Kevin S. Reimer, Lynn C. Reimer, Michael L. Spezio, Kevin Timpe, and George Tsakiridis.

Contents:

Habits and Virtues: Resources in History and Religion

From Habit to Habitus in Science, Philosophy, and Religion / Gregory R. Peterson

Habit Matters: The Bodily Character of the Virtues / Stanley Hauerwas

Habitus in the Roman Catholic Tradition: Context and Challenges / Brian Patrick Green

Virtue is Not in the Head: Contributions from the Late Medieval and Reformation Traditions for Understanding Virtue Extrinsically / Dennis Bielfeldt

Habit as a Spiritual Discipline in Early Christianity / George Tsakiridis

Psychology, Habit, and the Development of Character

Disposition Formation and Early Moral Development / Todd Junkins and Darcia Narvaez

Faith and Imitatio for the Understanding of Habitus / Michael L. Spezio

stamina: Persistence and Character in Youth Mentor Partnerships / Kevin S. Reimer and Lynn C. Reimer

The Limits of Habit? Situationism, Individualism, and Freedom

Habit, Character, and the Situationist Challenge / Gregory R. Peterson

Paying Attention to the Will: On the Neuroscience and Psychology of Self, Volition, and Character / Adam Martin

Freedom as Sensitive to Reasons, Habits, and Character / Kevin Timpe

From Habit to Virtue: Integrating Science, Philosophy, and Religion

In the Image and Likeness: Theological Reflections on the Science of Habits / Charlene P.E. Burns

Science, Humility, and the Galileo Affair / Craig A. Boyd

Cultivating a Grateful Disposition: Increasing Moral Behavior and Personal Well-being / Joseph Bankard

Habits, Tendencies, and Habitus: The Embodied Soul’s Dispositions of Mind, Body, and Person / Mark Graves.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-34295-8

OCLC:

975176646

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004342958 DOI