
Episode 27 – What Are Virtues and Why Do We Need Them? | Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P.
Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy
The Virtues and Aquinas' View Dispose Us
Aquinas: The dispositions of the virtues dispose us in Phronasis, in Prudensia, to see the moral good before us. What actions are in harmony with that and what actions are not? Jim's abandoning of the ship when he thought it was going to sink. So, how must I live now to develop the traits of character that disposes me to see themoral good right now,. And we'll have a talk on Prudens and the moral virtues, looking at the relationship to those virtues.
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