Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas
SS: Treatise On The Cardinal Virtues
Q50 Of The Subjective Parts Of Prudence
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We must, in due sequence, consider the subjective parts of prudence. And since we have already spoken of the prudence with which a man rules himself (Q [47], seqq.), it remains for us to discuss the species of prudence whereby a multitude is governed. Under this head there are four points of inquiry:

A1 Whether a species of prudence is regnative?

A2 Whether political and (3) domestic economy are species of prudence?

A4 Whether military prudence is?

 
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