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Episode 3: Intellectual Virtue
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In this episode, Kyle and Deacon Conque discuss the forgotten idea of intellectual virtue. While moral virtues are an important part of living out the Gospel, they are often overemphasized to the detriment of the intellectual virtues. Morality is ordered when it is a response to knowledge of God. In other words, moral acts of the will follow from docility of the intellect. Join us as we explore the valuable treasures of the intellectual virtues.
Show Notes and Outline
Quote from Pope St. John Paul the Great, Fides et Ratio
"The truth of Christian revelation, found in Jesus of Nazareth, enables all men and women to embrace the "mystery" of their own life. As absolute truth, it summons human beings to be open to the transcendent, whilst respecting both their autonomy as creatures and their freedom. At this point the relationship between freedom and truth is complete, and we understand the full meaning of the Lord's words: "You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free" (Jn 8:32)."
1. Virtue
○ moral and intellectual virtues
○ what is virtue?
○ faith and virtue
○ an example: courage
○ from Aristotle to St. Thomas
2. Intellectual Virtue
○ intellectual virtue enables us to cling to truth easily, to cling to Christ intimately
○ What is the intellect?
○ the intellectual virtues are Trinitarian
○ intellectual virtues and personhood
3. The Classical Difference
○ Intellectual virtues in the home
○ prayer & study in family time
○ leisurely study
○ prioritizing leisure over work, intellectual over moral virtue
4. Wonder
○ disposition of wonder cultivated by intellectual virtue
○ observing and wonder
○ we are guardians of that wonder in our children
○ cultivation in the home by recognizing we are made for virtue
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