--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Every virtuous act has these four traits: controlled knowledge, > right intention, unwavering purpose, and sense of situation. > Aquinas
But is every act with those traits virtuous? I would think not (thinking here of what they say about the construction of the road to hell - which undoubtedly requires knowledge of paving, right intention, purpose and situation). If not, then presumably these traits are not 'of the essence' of Virtue? And if not that, then... Aquinas hasn't said very much has he? (unless the heavy lifting is done by the word 'right' in 'right intention' - which just makes it circular? What IS 'right intention'?)
