Introduction: Are habits necessary? -- Dispositions derived from human nature -- Dispositions derived from individual nature -- Experience and habituation -- Freedom and habituation -- Positive habits and virtues -- Negative habits and vices -- Grace, flourishing, and the grades of virtue -- Theological virtues and the gifts of the Holy Spirit -- Elements of habit change -- Forming habits for life -- Conclusion: The habitual readiness to flourish
Summary
"This comprehensive exploration of Thomas Aquinas's theology of habit takes habits in general as a prism for understanding human action and its influences and provides a unique synthesis of Thomistic virtue theory, modern science of habits, and best practices for eliminating bad habits and living good habits"-- Provided by publisher
