首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
I want to make use of this short gathering to make clear our working requirement. This is a big company, and all clerks should k
I want to make use of this short gathering to make clear our working requirement. This is a big company, and all clerks should k
admin
2010-04-28
20
问题
I want to make use of this short gathering to make clear our working requirement. This is a big company, and all clerks should know how to produce good effects, of course, including me, manager-in-chief.
Everyone here, I think, must know how to distinguish the right from the wrong. But it is not enough to know what is right and what is wrong. One must also be able to apply this knowledge to actual, concrete situations. For that, the virtue of prudence is essential.
St Thomas Aquinas referred to prudence as the "rudder virtue", the one that "steers the others. Without it, we are like someone adrift in a boat, tossed in this direction or that by the wind, the waves, and the current. Unfortunately, the virtue of prudence has too often been confused with caution. Thus, the "prudent” person is one who never "rocks the boat" and is especially careful to avoid offending those who are in a position to advance their interests--or to thwart them.
The word that actually comes closest to functioning as a synonym for prudence is "discernment". The prudent person is one who can "size up" a situation and decide, or discern, what is the wisest and most moral course of action to take.
Accordingly, prudence doesn’t answer the question, "What is the right thing in principle to do?"
Rather, "What is the right thing for me (Or for us) to do in this situation?"
The prudent person fully examines a situation and seeks advice from others, (Reaching out to others for counsel before acting is one of the classic marks of a prudent person.) A judgement is made in the light of this examination and advice, and then a decision is made.
The exercise of prudence presupposes that the person knows the relevant moral principles, has a fund of experience from which to draw, has the ability to make the best use of the experience, and has a capacity to learn from others (which means a capacity to listen attentively to what others are saying). The prudent person can also recognise the implications of a given situation and of a line of action to be taken under the circumstances. The prudent person has the Vision and foresight to anticipate obstacles and to plan to surmount them.
In the final analysis, the prudent person has the ability to take every relevant factor and circumstance into account and then to make a moral decision in light of it all. So, I hope we can try to be a prudent person and apply this virtue of prudence to our work, and do better and achieve more in our work.
According to St Thomas Aquinas prudence is not ______.
选项
A、the rudder virtue.
B、steering the others.
C、the virtue without which people are like someone adrift in a boat, tossed in this direction or that by the wind, the waves, and the current.
D、the virtue to rock the boat.
答案
D
解析
St Thomas Aquinas referred to prudence as the“redder virtue”,the one that“steers”the others, Without it,we are like someone adrift in a boat,tossed in this direetion that by the wind,the waves,and the cur- rent.This,the“prudent”person is one who never“rocks the boat”and is..“redder”为“steering device on a ship or vehicle,”驾驶;“rock the boat”为“do harm”破坏。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bfqO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Thesearchforwater—andpossiblelife—onMarsgotaboostthisweekasscientistsannouncedevidenceofanancientoceanonthe
Thesearchforwater—andpossiblelife—onMarsgotaboostthisweekasscientistsannouncedevidenceofanancientoceanonthe
Consolidatingyourstudentloansisn’ttheno-braineritusedtobe.Soinsteadofracingtothebank,newgradsshouldtakesom
AnexperimentaltreatmentforParkinson’sdiseaseseemedtoimprovesymptoms—dramaticallyso,forone59-year-oldman—withoutca
A、Itwilltakeonquiteanewlook.B、Itwillbemoreprogressiveandthelifewillbebetter.C、Itwillbemorecrowdedandpol
BlackstoneGroupLPonThursdayraised$4.13billioninthebiggestUSinitialpublicofferinginfiveyears,asignofthegrow
SmartphonesandiPads,TwitterandTumbler—suchthingshavevastlyincreasedthespeedandreachofcommunications.Almostass
A、Becausetheyaretryingtodiscusswhetherthepeninsulashouldbeaanuclear-freeregion.B、Becausetheyhaveneverheldhig
OfallthetroublesthatUStroopsmayfacewhentheycomehome,gettingtheiroldjobsbackshouldnotbeone.UncleSamsuppos
Howisurbanizationnegativelyaffectingoursociety?Theanswertothisquestionisnotasimpleone.Urbanism【C1】______,polit
随机试题
青少年人际关系发展的新特点。
顿咳最常见于
A.肾性水肿B.心性水肿C.营养不良性水肿D.肝性水肿E.变态反应性水肿水肿从四肢末梢开始,而后扩展至全身,往往呈对称性分布,则属于
净水工程的任务是()
依照我国的会计准则,利润表采用的格式为( )。
下列情形中,不违背《内部会计控制规范——货币资金(试行)》规定的“确保办理货币资金业务的不相容岗位相互分离、制约和监督”原则的是( )。
(2013年卷二第54题)根据《与贸易有关的知识产权协定》,如果成员的法律允许未经权利持有人许可即可由政府使用、或者由政府许可第三方使用专利,则这种使用应当遵守下列哪些规定?
设A是3阶矩阵,将A的第2行加到第1行上得B,将B的第1列的一1倍加到第2列上得C.则C=().
Likeatiredmarriage,therelationshipbetweenlibrariesandpublishershaslongbeenreassuringlydull.E-books,however,are
Biogas:aSolutiontoManyProblemsInalmostalldevelopingcountries,thelackofadequatesuppliesofcheap,convenienta
最新回复
(
0
)