Aristotle on habit
Aristotle (384–322 BCE) approaches habit within Peripatetic. Aristotle pursued demonstrative science grounded in observation, definition, and causal explanation. His Organon developed syllogistic logic and standards of proof that structured Western reasoning for two millennia. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets habit most directly—useful for searches such as “aristotle quotes on habit.”
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Start with the shortest passage, then compare tone across sources. Return to the Aristotle thinker page for biography and to the habit theme for other voices on the same question.
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What did Aristotle say about habit?
The quotations below are the archive’s curated answer: English renderings selected for clarity and attribution, not a complete corpus.
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