Course Description
After an introductory examination of the historical foundations of the doctrine of the cardinal virtues, the virtues of prudence, fortitude, and temperance are studied: 1) individually; 2) in the context of their relationship to other virtues; 3) in their practical bearing on the Christian life.
Bibliography
AQUINAS. Summa Theologiae II-IIae, qq47-56; 123-170.
LOMBARDO, O.P. The Logic of Desire: Aquinas on Emotion. Catholic University of America, 2011.
MACINTYRE, After Virtue, University of Notre Dame, 1981.
PIEPER, The Four Cardinal Virtues, University of Notre Dame, 1966.
WESTBURG, Daniel. Right Reason in Action. Oxford, 1994.