| ### QUESTION 47 ### OF PRUDENCE, CONSIDERED IN ITSELF ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### After treating of the theological virtues, we must in due sequence consider the cardinal virtues. In the first place we shall consider prudence in itself; secondly, its parts; thirdly, the corresponding gift; fourthly, the contrary vices; fifthly, the precepts concerning prudence. #### Under the first head there are sixteen points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether prudence is in the will or in the reason? #### (2) If in the reason, whether it is only in the practical, or also in the speculative reason? #### (3) Whether it takes cognizance of singulars? #### (4) Whether it is virtue? #### (5) Whether it is a special virtue? #### (6) Whether it appoints the end to the moral virtues? #### (7) Whether it fixes the mean in the moral virtues? #### (8) Whether its proper act is command? #### (9) Whether solicitude or watchfulness belongs to prudence? #### (10) Whether prudence extends to the governing of many? #### (11) Whether the prudence which regards private good is the same in species as that which regards the common good? #### (12) Whether prudence is in subjects, or only in their rulers? #### (13) Whether prudence is in the wicked? #### (14) Whether prudence is in all good men? #### (15) Whether prudence is in us naturally? #### (16) Whether prudence is lost by forgetfulness ? ####  |