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Dante, Aquinas, and the Virtues | Father Albert Trudel

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The Virtue Theory of St. Thomas Aquinas

Dante was inspired by the virtue theory of St. Thomas Aquinas, who believes in a realist system. In medieval times, gluttony and lust were viewed as lesser sins than other sins like pride or wrath. This is mainly because they involved lower parts of the soul that could be damaging.

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