Aquinas, On Virtue (selections)

  1. Whether man's happiness consists in wealth?
  2. Whether man's happiness consists in honors?
  3. Whethr man's happiness consists in power?
  4. Whether man's happiness consists in pleasure?
  5. Whether some good of the soul consititutes man's happiness?
  6. Whether any created good constitutes man's happiness?
  7. Whether happiness is something uncreated?
  8. Whether one can be happy in this life?
  9. Whether man can attain happiness by his natural powers?
  10. Whether a habit can be caused by one act?
  11. Whether any habits are infused in man by God?
  12. Whether human virtue is a habit?
  13. Whether virtue is suitably defined?
  14. Whether there are four cardinal virtues?
  15. Whether the cardinal virtues are fittingly divided into social virtues, perfecting, perfect, and exemplar virtues?
  16. Whether there are any theological virtues?
  17. Whether the theological virtues are distinct from the intellectual and moral virtues?
  18. Whether faith, hope, and charity are fittingly reckoned as theological virtues?
  19. Whether faith precedes hope, and hope charity?
  20. Whether original sin is a habit?
  21. Whether there are several original sins in one man?
  22. Whether original sin is concupiscence?
  23. Whether original sin is equally in all?
  24. Whether venial sin is fittingly condivided with mortal sin?
  25. Whether mortal and venial sin differ genericaly?
  26. Whether venial sin is a disposition to mortal sin?
  27. Whether two species of justice are suitably assigned, viz. commutative and distributive?
  28. Whether the mean is to be observed in the same way in distributive as in commutative justice?
  29. Whether the just is absolutely the same as retaliation?
  30. Whether fortitude is a virtue?
  31. Whether fortitude is about fear and dying?
  32. Whether endurance is the chief act of fortitude?
  33. Whether the brave man makes use of anger in his action?
  34. Whether fear is a sin?
  35. Whether fear excuses from sin?
  36. Whether fortitude is a gift?
  37. Whether chastity is a virtue?
  38. Whether chastity is a general virtue?
  39. Whether virginity consists in integrity of the flesh?
  40. Whether virginity is a virtue?
  41. Whether virginity is more excellent than marriage?
  42. Whether no venereal act can be without sin?
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