首页
登录
职称英语
I want to make use of this short gathering to make clear our working requirem
I want to make use of this short gathering to make clear our working requirem
游客
2023-12-08
26
管理
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 per- son and apply this virtue of prudence to our work, and do better and achieve more in our work. [br] 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“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 cur- rent.This,the“prudent”person is one who never“rocks the boat”and is...“rudder” 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://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3255823.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Bill:Hi,Howard.Whatareyouworkingnow?.Howard:Hi,Bill.Hi
[originaltext]Bill:Hi,Howard.Whatareyouworkingnow?.Howard:Hi,Bill.Hi
[originaltext]Bill:Hi,Howard.Whatareyouworkingnow?.Howard:Hi,Bill.Hi
NoEnglishmanbelievesinworkingfrombooklearning.Hesuspectseveryt
NoEnglishmanbelievesinworkingfrombooklearning.Hesuspectseveryt
NoEnglishmanbelievesinworkingfrombooklearning.Hesuspectseveryt
NoEnglishmanbelievesinworkingfrombooklearning.Hesuspectseveryt
NoEnglishmanbelievesinworkingfrombooklearning.Hesuspectseveryt
【B1】[br]【B10】showed→showingallworkingindifferentways...andallshowingqu
______isbestknownforhisfictioninvolvinghard-workingmid-westernfarmers.A
随机试题
()联合会议()紧急会议[br]()会议议程(
[originaltext]W:ThismorningIcameacrossPaul.Helookedmuchmorehandsomet
锅炉房的门均应直通室外或直通安全出口,外墙开口部位的上方可设置宽度不小于(
地籍测量的内容包括( )。A.地籍控制测量 B.地籍要素测量 C.地籍平面
关于尿瘘的临床表现,叙述错误的是A.出现的时间多在产后或术后立即开始 B.尿道
A.胎盘残留 B.胎盘粘连 C.胎盘部分植入 D.宫缩乏力 E.软产道损
从所给的四个选项中,选择最合适的一个填入问号处,使之呈现一定的规律性: A.如
能够从上述资料中推出的是:A.2020年下半年全国集成电路出口数量同比增长超
某公司所有的销售人员都是男性,所有的文秘都是女性,所有的已婚者都是文秘,公司的总
注册会计师负责审计甲公司2020年度财务报表,了解到被审计单位采购与付款业务循环
最新回复
(
0
)