Moral and Intellectual Virtues: On the Relation between Detached Contemplation and Political Prudence

The classical Aristotelean distinction between moral and intellectual virtues has come to us as one of the first explicit conceptualizations a realm knowledge action. This paper intends analyze meaning that according an alternative hypothesis, namely, correspond profound understanding relation philosophical political life. analysis will be guided by relatively unclear phrónesis sophía, subtle but remarkable differences Thomas Aquinas introduces in his systematization virtues, e.g., flight from this life goal contemplation. Aquinas’ theoría or contemplation shed light on basis Aristotle’s concern with virtues—the tension philosophy politics must mediated resourceful prudence.