Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas
SS: Treatise On The Cardinal Virtues
Q51 Of The Virtues Which Are Connected With Prudence
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In due sequence, we must consider the virtues that are connected with prudence, and which are its quasi-potential parts. Under this head there are four points of inquiry:

A1 Whether {euboulia}, is a virtue?

A2 Whether it is a special virtue, distinct from prudence?

A3 Whether {synesis} is a special virtue?

A4 Whether {gnome} is a special virtue?

[* These three Greek words may be rendered as the faculties of deliberating well {euboulia}, of judging well according to common law {synesis}, and of judging well according to general law {gnome}, respectively.]

 
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