final temp Flashcards
What is temperance?
moderates man’s appetite for the greatest pleasures of the sense of touch according to his needs in mode of life as judged by right reason and divine law
Why is temperance a virtue?
inclines man into that which is according to reason
What does temperance imply?
certain moderation or temperance
Why is temperance a special virtue?
restrains the appetite from what is most seductive to man
What is temperance chiefly about?
desires and pleasures that tend to sensible goods, i.e. concupiscience and sensual pleasure; consequently regarding sorrow
What is the MATERIAL object of temperance?
Touch i.e. desire of the greatest pleasures; IN SHORT: food and sex
What is the FORMAL object of temperance?
the needs of man’s station in life
Why is temperance a cardinal virtue?
delights of touch are natural to us and are necessary for present life; moderation of these things belongs to temperance
What are the INTEGRAL parts of temperance?
shamefacedness and honesty
What are the SUBJECTIVE parts of temperance?
chastity, abstinence, sobriety, purity
What are the POTENTIAL parts of temperance?
continence, humility, mildness, modesty (moderation & restraint), contenment, frugality, simplicity
what is the office of temperance consist?
flight from disgrace (done through shamefacedness “veracundia”), love of moral beauty (about honesty)
What is the genus of the matter of temperance?
1) abstinence (moderates the pleasures of food), sobriety (moderates drink) 2) Procreation: chastity and Purity -pleasures incidental to act (kisses, touches, embraces)
What are other vices?
gluttony, lust
What is chastity?
virtue that moderates or chastens through reason venereal pleasure, chiefly as to its principal or consummated act (i.e., intercourse, semination) or as to its principal bodily centers (i.e., the genital organs).
Why is chastity a virtue?
name comes from chastising concupiscience so that one use his bodily members in sexual matters according to the judgment of reason and choice of will
How is chastity related to temperance?
temperance regulates negative and positive sexual desire
What is lust?
exceeding the order and mode of reason in matter of venereal acts
What are the daughters of lust?
blindness of mind, rashness, thoughtlessness, inconstancy, self-love, hatred of God, love of this world, repugnance to future world
What do blindness of mind, rashness, thoughtlessness, inconstancy concern?
intellect
What do self-love, hatred of God, love of this world, repugnance to future world concern?
will
What are the internal acts of lust?
lingering delectation, lustful desire, delight in the remembrance of past acts of lust
What is ‘lingering delectation?’
sexual actions represented in one’s imagination w/o the intention of performing those actions
What is ‘lustful desire?’
wish or intention to perform some sexual act or to enjoy venereal pleasure (aka “impure desire”)