著者

鈴木 剛

出版者

教育哲学会

雑誌

教育哲学研究 (ISSN:03873153)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1989, no.59, pp.59-73, 1989-05-10 (Released:2010-05-07)

参考文献数

24

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Habit formation constitutes an essential viewpoint in John Locke's educational theory. It exercises an influence not only on his educational thought but also on his philosophy and epistemology. In this paper the author has attempted to clarify this theory of habit formation by analyzing Locke's three concepts of body, will and understanding.According to Locke's theory habit is nothing but the habit of Conduct, and Conduct as such is closely related to the body and bodily action as well as to the Understanding. In Locke's “On the Conduct of Human Understanding” (1697) he interprets education as Habit formation, 'obedience of the will to the dictates of Understanding'. Hence it becomes necessary for us to understand the function of will by way of analyzing the 21st chapter, 'On Power', in the second volume of Locke's “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.” In this book, Locke argues that Will - a spiritual like Understanding - is determined by Uneasiness, Desire, i. e. by Passions. Therefore, in this paper the focus is turned on Locke's Concept of Passions of innate practical principles.