<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the article is to reconstruct Jan Amos Comenius’ (1592–1670) conception of moral virtues as it is presented in his major work <italic>General Consultation on an Improvement of All Things Human (De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica)</italic>, mainly in its part <italic>Pansophia – Mundus Moralis</italic> with respect to the role which prudence plays <italic>(prudentia)</italic> in relation to the other cardinal virtues – fortitude <italic>(fortitude)</italic>, justice <italic>(justitia)</italic>, and temperance <italic>(temperantia)</italic>. Comenius’ conception of virtues is further compared with the traditional Aristotelian-Scholastic doctrine formulated prevailingly by Aquinas. In conclusion, it is shown that it is the position of prudence <italic>(prudentia)</italic>, as an intellectual virtue that connects significantly Comenius with the Aristotle-Thomistic tradition in this perspective.</p></abstract>

The aim of the article is to reconstruct Jan Amos Comenius’ (1592–1670) conception of moral virtues as it is presented in his major work General Consultation on an Improvement of All Things Human (De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica), mainly in its part Pansophia – Mundus Moralis with respect to the role which prudence plays (prudentia) in relation to the other cardinal virtues – fortitude (fortitude), justice (justitia), and temperance (temperantia). Comenius’ conception of virtues is further compared with the traditional Aristotelian-Scholastic doctrine formulated prevailingly by Aquinas. In conclusion, it is shown that it is the position of prudence (prudentia), as an intellectual virtue that connects significantly Comenius with the Aristotle-Thomistic tradition in this perspective.

Moral Virtues in J. A. Comenius’ Mundus Moralis

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The aim of the article is to reconstruct Jan Amos Comenius’ (1592–1670) conception of moral virtues as it is presented in his major work General Consultation...

Moral Virtues in J. A. Comenius’ Mundus Moralis

Published Online: Dec 30, 2017

Page range: 119 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0011

Keywords
Comenius, moral virtues, cardinal virtues, prudence, Aristotle, Aquinas

© 2017 Kateřina Šolcová, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Moral Virtues in J. A. Comenius’ Mundus Moralis

Published Online: Dec 30, 2017

Page range: 119 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ebce-2017-0011

KeywordsComenius, moral virtues, cardinal virtues, prudence, Aristotle, Aquinas

© 2017 Kateřina Šolcová, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Comenius, moral virtues, cardinal virtues, prudence, Aristotle, Aquinas