Joseph Rickaby
Published: 2017-11-25
Total Pages: 498
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Excerpt from Aquinas Ethicus, or the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas, Vol. 2: A Translation of the Principal Portions of the Second Part of the "Summa Theologica," With Notes R. Prudence lies in the reason. Now reason's proper Office is to rule and govern; and therefore it is proper to every one to have reason and prudence, in SO far as he has any part in ruling and governing. But to rule and govern is not the Office of the subject, inasmuch as he is a subject, but rather to be ruled and governed; and therefore prudence is not the virtue Of the subject as such. But because every man, inasmuch as he is reasonable, has some share in governing according to the free choice of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.