QUESTION 51

OF THE VIRTUES WHICH ARE CONNECTED WITH PRUDENCE

(In Four Articles)

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:

(1) Whether _euboulia_ is a virtue?

(2) Whether it is a special virtue, distinct from prudence?

(3) Whether _synesis_ is a special virtue?

(4) 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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