QUESTION 61

OF THE CARDINAL VIRTUES

(In Five Articles)

We must now consider the cardinal virtues: under which head there are

five points of inquiry:

(1) Whether the moral virtues should be called cardinal or principal

virtues?

(2) Of their number;

(3) Which are they?

(4) Whether they differ from one another?

(5) Whether they are fittingly divided into social, perfecting,

perfect, and exemplar virtues?

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