Editing Prudence (section)

== Integral parts ==
[[File:Justice and Prudence window, Lindfield.jpg|thumb|[[Justice]] and Prudence window, Lindfield. Third window, south chapel, All Saints Church, Lindfield, West Sussex. Made in or after 1906 by Christopher Whall.]]
Prudence is the application of universal principles to particular situations.<ref name="mcmanaman">{{cite web| url = https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/education/catholic-contributions/the-virtue-of-prudence.html| last=McManaman|first=Douglas|title=The Virtue of Prudence|website=Catholic Education Resource Center|date=February 2006}}</ref> "Integral parts" of virtues, in [[Scholasticism|Scholastic philosophy]], are the elements that must be present for any complete or perfect act of the virtue. The following are the integral parts of prudence:
; {{lang|la|[[memoria]]}} : accurate memory; that is, memory that is true to reality; an ability to learn from experience<ref name="mcmanaman"/>
; {{lang|la|docilitas}} : an open-mindedness that recognizes variety and is able to seek and make use of the experience and authority of others<ref name="mcmanaman"/>
; {{lang|la|intelligentia}} : the understanding of [[first principle]]s
; {{lang|la|sollertia}} : shrewdness or quick-wittedness, the ability to evaluate a situation quickly
; {{lang|la|[[Reason|ratio]]}} : discursive reasoning and the ability to research and compare alternatives
; {{lang|la|[[providentia]]}} : foresight—the capacity to estimate whether particular actions can realize goals
; circumspection : the ability to take all relevant circumstances into account
; [[:wikt:caution|caution]] : the ability to mitigate risk