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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 1. Self and Consciousness

22865	Habits constitute the self [Dewey]
	Full Idea: All habits are demands for certain kinds of activity; and they constitute the self.
	From: John Dewey (The Middle Works (15 vols, ed Boydston) [1910], 14:22), quoted by David Hildebrand - Dewey 1 'Acts'
	A reaction: Not an idea I have encountered elsewhere. He emphasises that habits are not repeated actions, but are dispositions. I'm not clear whether these habits must be conscious.