On the role of prudence in the virtue ethics of Thomas Aquinas
The paper is about the ethics of Thomas Aquinas, and focuses especially on the concept of Prudence, one of the four cardinal virtues according to Christian thought. The study considers the debt of the medieval philosopher to ancient philosophy (especially Aristotle) and the previous authorities of t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) |
| Repositorio: | Ethic@ - Revista Internacional de Filosofia da Moral |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/107711 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/107711 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Virtue Ethics Thomism Christian Thought History of Philosophy Ética das Virtudes Tomismo Pensamento Cristão História da Filosofia |
| Sumario: | The paper is about the ethics of Thomas Aquinas, and focuses especially on the concept of Prudence, one of the four cardinal virtues according to Christian thought. The study considers the debt of the medieval philosopher to ancient philosophy (especially Aristotle) and the previous authorities of the Christian intellectual tradition, reconstructing Aquinas’ conception of Prudence. |
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