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Of Habit

Félix Ravaisson's seminal philosophical essay, Of Habit , was first published in French in 1838. It traces the origins and development of habit and proposes the principle of habit as the foundation of human nature. This metaphysics of habit steers a path between materialism and idealism in one of the best and most sophisticated treatments of the topic. Ravaisson's work was pivotal in the development of European thought and has had a significant influence on such key thinkers as Proust, Bergson, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, and Deleuze. This edition makes this remarkable and hugely import
eBook, English, 2008
Continuum International Pub, 2008
Electronic resource
1 online resource (160)
9781441108074, 1441108076
729030042
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Contents
Addiction and Grace: Preface to F233;lix Ravaissons Of Habit
Editors Introduction
De lhabitude/Of Habit
Editors Commentary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Translated from the French