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Thomas Aquinas on the cardinal virtues : edited and explained for everyone / Christopher Kaczor & Thomas Sherman S.J. ; forward by Ralph McInery.

BX1749.T6 T46 2008

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Format:: Book
Contributor:: Kaczor, Christopher, 1969- editor.; Sherman, Thomas P. (Thomas Paul), 1955- editor.; McInerny, Ralph, 1929-2010, writer of foreword.
Language:: English; Latin
Subjects (All):: Cardinal virtues.; Philosophy.; Religion.; Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa theologica.; Thomas.; Summa theologica (Thomas, Aquinas, Saint).
Physical Description:: xxxvii, 442 pages ; 23 cm
Other Title:: Thomas Aquinas on the cardinal virtues : a summa of the summa on justice, courage, temperance, and practical wisdom
Place of Publication:: [Washington, DC] : Catholic University of America Press, [2008]
Contents:: Machine generated contents note: Practical Wisdom (Prudence); Introduction; Practical Wisdom Itself; Question 47 The Virtue of Practical Wisdom; Article 1 Is prudence in the faculty of reason?; Article 4 Is practical wisdom a virtue?; Article 6 Does practical wisdom appoint the end to moral virtues?; Article 13 Can practical wisdom be in sinners?; Article 14 Is practical wisdom in all who have grace?; Article 15 Is practical wisdom in us by nature?; Parts of Practical Wisdom; Question 48 The Parts of Practical Wisdom; Article 1 Is practical wisdom fittingly divided into three parts?; Question 49 Quasi-Integral Parts of Practical Wisdom; Article 3 Is teachableness a part of practical wisdom?; Article 6 Is foresight a part of practical wisdom?; Gift of Practical Wisdom; Question 52 The Gift of Counsel; Article 1 Should counsel be considered among the gifts of the Holy Spirit?; Vices Contrary to Practical Wisdom; Question 53 Imprudence; Article 1 Is imprudence a sin?; Article 5 Is inconstancy [lack of persistance] a vice against practical wisdom?; Question 55 Counterfeit Practical Wisdom; Article 1 Is prudence of the flesh a sin?; Article 2 Is prudence of the flesh a mortal sin?; Article 3 Is craftiness a special sin?; Article 6 Is anxious care about temporal things contrary to prudence?; Precepts Relating to Practical Wisdom; Question 56 The Precepts Concerning Practical Wisdom; Article 1 Should the Ten Commandments have included a precept of practical wisdom?; Justice; Justice Itself; Question 57 What is Right; Article 1 Is right the object of justice?; Article 2 Is right fittingly divided into natural right and positive right?; Question 58 Justice; Article 1 Is justice fittingly defined as being the perpetual and constant will to render to each one his right?; Article 3 Is justice a virtue?; Article 8 Does particular justice have a special matter?; Article 9 Is justice about the passions?; Article 11 Is the act of justice to render to each one his own?; Article 12 Is justice the foremost among all moral virtues?; Question 59 Injustice; Article 2 Is a person unjust through doing an unjust thing?; Article 4 Does anyone who does an unjust act sin mortally?; Question 60 Judgment; Article 2 Is it moral to judge people?; Article 4 Should doubts be interpreted for the best?; Parts of Justice; Question 61 The Parts of Justice; Article 1 Is justice suitably divided into commutative justice and distributive justice?; Question 62 Restitution; Article 5 Must restitution always be made to the person from whom a thing has been taken?; Vices Contrary to Commutative Justice in Deeds; Question 64 Murder; Article 1 Is it immoral to kill any living thing?; Article 2 Is capital punishment moral?; Article 5 Is suicide moral?; Article 6 Is it moral to kill the innocent?; Article 7 Is it moral to kill a person in self-defense?; Article 8 Is one guilty of murder through killing someone by chance?; Question 65 Injuries Committed against a Person; Article 3 Is it moral to imprison a man?; Question 66 Theft and Justice; Article 2 Is private property moral?; Article 5 Is theft always a sin?; Article 6 Is theft a mortal sin?; Article 7 Is it moral to steal through stress of need?; Vices Contrary to Commutative Justice in Speech in Juridical Cases; Question 70 Injustice with Regard to the Person of the Witness; Article 4 Is it always a mortal sin to give false evidence?; Question 71 Injustice in Judgment on the Part of Counsel; Article 3 Does a lawyer sin by defending an unjust cause?; Vices Contrary to Commutative Justice in Speech in Non-Juridical Cases; Question 73 Backbiting; Article 2 Is it a mortal sin to speak ill of absent persons in order to undermine their reputation?; Vices Contrary to Commutative Justice in Economic Matters; Question 78 Usury; Article 1 Is it a sin to take usury for money lent?; Quasi-Integral Parts of Justice and Connected Virtues; Question 79 The Quasi-Integral Parts of Justice; Article 3 Is omission a special sin?; Article 4 Is a sin of omission worse than a sin of commission?; Justice Toward God: The Virtue of Religion; Question 81 Religion; Article 1 Does religion direct man to God alone?; Article 2 Is religion a virtue?; Article 3 Is religion one virtue?; Article 4 Is religion a special virtue, distinct from the others?; Article 5 Is Religion a theological virtue?; Article 6 Should religion be preferred to the other moral virtues?; Question 83 Prayer; Article 2 Does it make sense to pray?; Article 3 Is prayer an act of religion?; Article 4 Should we pray to God alone?; Article 6 Should we ask God for temporal things when we pray?; Article 8 Should we pray for our enemies?; Question 85 Sacrifices; Article 1 Is offering a sacrifice to God part of the law of nature?; Question 92 Superstition; Article 1 Is superstition a vice contrary to religion?; Other Connected Virtues; Question 101 Piety; Article 1 Does piety extend to particular human individuals?; Question 104 Obedience; Article 4 Should God be obeyed in all things?; Article 5 Are subjects bound to obey their superiors in all things?; Question 105 Disobedience; Article 2 Is disobedience the most serious of sins?; Question 106 Thankfulness; Article 1 Is thankfulness a special virtue, distinct from other virtues?; Question 107 Ingratitude; Article 1 Is ingratitude always a sin?; Article 2 Is ingratitude a special sin?; Article 4 Should favors be withheld from the ungrateful?; Question 108 Vengeance; Article 1 Is vengeance permissible?; Question 110 Lying; Article 1 Is every lie a sin?; Article 4 Is every lie a mortal sin?; Of Vices Opposed to Liberality; Question 118 Greed; Article 5 Is greed the greatest of sins?; Precepts Connected to Justice; Question 122 The Precepts of Justice; Article 1 Are the precepts of the Ten Commandments precepts of justice?; Article 6 Are the other six precepts of the Ten Commandments fittingly expressed?; Courage (Fortitude); Courage Itself; Question 123 Courage; Article 1 Is courage a virtue?; Article 5 Is courage properly about dangers of death in battle?; Article 10 Does the brave person make use of anger in his action?; Article 11 Is courage a cardinal virtue?; Article 12 Is courage the greatest of virtues?; Question 124 Martyrdom; Article 1 Is martyrdom an act of virtue?; Article 5 Is faith alone the cause of martyrdom?; Vices Opposed to Courage; Question 125 Fear; Article 1 Is fear a sin?; Article 2 Is the sin of fear contrary to courage?; Article 4 Does fear excuse from sin?; Question 126 Fearlessness; Article 1 Is fearlessness a sin?; Article 2 Is fearlessness opposed to courage?; Parts of Courage; Question 129 Magnanimity; Article 3 Is magnanimity a virtue?; Question 130 Presumption; Article 1 Is presumption a sin?; Question 131 Ambition; Article 1 Is ambition a sin?; Question 132 Vainglory; Article 5 Are the consequences of vainglory disobedience, boastfulness, hypocrisy, contention, obstinacy, discord, and love of novelties?; Question 133 Pusillanimity (Faintheartedness); Article 1 Is pusillanimity (faintheartedness) a sin?; Question 136 Patience; Article 1 Is patience a virtue?; Article 3 Is it possible to have patience without grace?; The Gift of Courage; Question 139 The Gift of Courage; Article 1 Is courage a gift?; Temperance; Temperance Itself; Question 141 Temperance; Article 1 Is temperance a virtue?; Article 3 Is temperance only about desires and pleasures?; Article 4 Is temperance only about desires and pleasures of touch?; Article 7 Is temperance a cardinal virtue?; Article 8 Is temperance the greatest of the virtues?; Question 142 The Vices Opposed to Temperance; Article 1 Is insensibility a vice?; Article 3 Is cowardice worse than intemperance?; Subjective Parts of Temperance; Question 147 Fasting from Food; Article 1 Is fasting a virtue?; Article 3 Is fasting a matter of obligation?; Question 148 Gluttony; Article 1 Is gluttony a sin?; Article 4 Are the kinds of gluttony fittingly distinguished?; Article 5 Is gluttony a capital vice?; Question 149 Sobriety; Article 3 Is it always wrong to drink wine?; Question 150 Drunkenness; Article 1 Is it wrong to get drunk?; Article 2 Is drunkenness a mortal sin?; Article 4 Does drunkenness excuse from sin?; Question 151 Chastity; Article 1 Is chastity a virtue?; Article 2 Is chastity a general virtue?; Question 152 Virginity; Article 2 Is it wrong to remain a virgin?; Article 3 Is virginity a virtue?; Article 4 Is virginity more excellent than marriage?; Question 153 Lust; Article 2 Is every sexual act a sin?; Article 3 Is the lust that is brought about by sexual acts a sin?; Question 154 The Parts of Lust; Article 2 Is premarital sex (simple fornication) a mortal sin?; Article 3 Is premarital sex the most grievous of sins?; Contents note continued: Article 8 Is adultery a special kind of lust?; Article 11 Is the unnatural vice a species of lust?; Potential Parts of Temperance; Question 155 Continence (Self-Control); Article 1 Is continence a virtue?; Article 4 Is continence better than temperance?; Question 156 Incontinence; Article 2 Is incontinence a sin?; Article 3 Does the incontinent person sin more gravely than the intemperate person?; Article 4 Is the incontinent in anger worse than the incontinent in desire?; Question 158 Anger; Article 1 Is it ethically permissible to be angry?; Article 2 Is anger a sin?; Question 161 Humility; Article 1 Is humility a virtue?; Question 162 Pride; Article 1 Is pride a sin?.
Contains:: Container of: Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274. Summa theologica.
ISBN:: 9780813233611; 0813233615
OCLC:: 1164497835
Publisher Number:: 99986107832

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