Of Habit

Ravaisson, FÃ lix; Carlisle, Clare (tr); Sinclair, Mark (tr); Malabou, Catherine (pr)

ISBN 10: 1847061982 / ISBN 13: 9781847061980

Published by Continuum, 2008

About this Item

A prior owner's stamp on the title page, short pen lines in the margins, and a few notes in the text and on the inside of the back cover; soft cover shows a few small wrinkles and creases at corners; otherwise sound. xx, 139pp incl. index. A good study or reading copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Of Habit
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847061982
• ISBN 13: 9781847061980
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

About this title

Synopsis

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 such as Proust, Bergson, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, and Deleuze.

This edition makes this important work available to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Clare Carlisle and Mark Sinclair provide a comprehensive introduction to Ravaisson's life, works, and enduring influence that clearly situates Ravaisson's text within the European philosophical tradition. The translation also includes a thorough commentary on the text that illuminates its arguments and its context.

About the Authors

Felix Ravaisson (1813-1900) was a French philosopher who held a number of prestigious posts, including that of Curator of Classical Antiquities at the Louvre. His work influenced generations of European philosophers, including Henri Bergson, Martin Heidegger and Gilles Deleuze.

Clare Carlisle is Professor of Philosophy at King's College London, UK. She is the author of several books including Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard (2019), Spinoza's Religion: A New Reading of the Ethics (2021), and The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life (2023).

Mark Sinclair is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Associate Editor (Reviews) at the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.