La prudenza
In the contemporary collective imagination, prudence is not held in high regard. In fact, it is mostly considered synonymous with cowardice and a tendency to compromise. For the ancients, on the other hand, it was the finest virtue available to humans and the guide for all others (auriga virtutum,)...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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2021
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La civiltà cattolica
Year: 2021, Volume: 172, Issue: 4105, Pages: 11-22 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages NBE Anthropology |
| Summary: | In the contemporary collective imagination, prudence is not held in high regard. In fact, it is mostly considered synonymous with cowardice and a tendency to compromise. For the ancients, on the other hand, it was the finest virtue available to humans and the guide for all others (auriga virtutum,) because it enabled them to recognize the fundamental objective of life and the appropriate means to achieve it. The article presents prudence’s characteristics, referring to the one author who to date left us the most complete and articulate treatment, namely St Thomas. The article then goes onto highlight the progressive neglect and devaluation of prudence in the course of modernity, and the serious consequences for the very justification of moral discourse. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-8167 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: La civiltà cattolica
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