ST I-II, q. 61
Of the Cardinal Virtues
We must now consider the cardinal virtues: under which head there are five points of inquiry:
(1) Whether the moral virtues should be called cardinal or principal virtues?
(2) Of their number;
(3) Which are they?
(4) Whether they differ from one another?
(5) Whether they are fittingly divided into social, perfecting, perfect, and exemplar virtues?
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- a. 1Whether the moral virtues should be called cardinal or principal virtues?
- a. 2Whether there are four cardinal virtues?
- a. 3Whether any other virtues should be called principal rather than these?
- a. 4Whether the four cardinal virtues differ from one another?
- a. 5Whether the cardinal virtues are fittingly divided into social virtues, perfecting, perfect, and exemplar virtues?