TEORIE FILOSOFICHE DEL CONCETTO DI ABITUDINE

The purpose of this paper is to put a light on the principal theories of
the philosophy of habit, in terms of a thought in which behavior is studied by
analyzing action after action, in a systematic way. Habit is the human disposition to
act in a similar way whenever we encounter a similar context. It can also be defined
like the readiness to act in order to adapt ourselves and our cognitive skills through
the plasticity of the nervous system. In the story of philosophy, from ancient times to
contemporary ones, habits have been considered as an interesting research topic and,
on the other hand, it is often being presented as a very complex issue. However, we
might wonder: in which way are some habits developed and how may they influence
our life or even better our lifestyle? What kind of action can be defined in terms of
habit? And, how important could the link between brain-body be in the process of
behavior formation?
These are the main questions we are going to discuss in here.