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=== Intellectual virtues ===
=== Intellectual virtues ===
[[Image:Saint Thomas Aquinas.jpg|200px|right|thumb|In the [[Summa Theologica]], Part II-II, Question 114, St. [[Thomas Aquinas]] speaks of a certain virtue which is commonly translated as “the friendliness which is called affability.” ]]
Intellectual virtue may be defined as a habit perfecting the intellect.
Intellectual virtue may be defined as a habit perfecting the intellect.
There are two intellectual virtues:
There are two intellectual virtues:
*[[Prudence]], the right method of conduct (recta ratio agibilium)
*[[Prudence]], the right method of conduct (recta ratio agibilium)
*[[Humility#Intellectual Humility|Intellectual humility]]
*[[Humility#Intellectual Humility|Intellectual humility]]
=== Moral virtues ===
=== Moral virtues ===