ST II-II, q. 49
Of Each Quasi-integral Part of Prudence
We must now consider each quasi-integral part of prudence, and under this head there are eight points of inquiry:
(1) Memory;
(2) Understanding or Intelligence;
(3) Docility;
(4) Shrewdness;
(5) Reason;
(6) Foresight;
(7) Circumspection;
(8) Caution.
Articles
- a. 1Whether memory is a part of prudence?
- a. 2Whether understanding* is a part of prudence? [*Otherwise intuition; Aristotle's word is {nous}]
- a. 3Whether docility should be accounted a part of prudence?
- a. 4Whether shrewdness is part of prudence?
- a. 5Whether reason should be reckoned a part of prudence?
- a. 6Whether foresight* should be accounted a part of prudence? [*"Providentia," which may be translated either "providence" or "foresight."]
- a. 7Whether circumspection can be a part of prudence?
- a. 8Whether caution should be reckoned a part of prudence?