The Development of the Idea of Habit in the Thought of Saint Augustine

This study is concerned with Augustine's use of habit (consuetudo) to explain man's reluctance to raise his mind to God, and his difficulty in doing good. In the books that will be examined here, consuetudo is nearly always used in a pejorative sense, and can thus be translated as bad habi...

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Main Author: Prendiville, John G. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1972
In: Traditio
Year: 1972, Volume: 28, Pages: 29-99
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