Сущностным атрибутом этой добродетели ( благоразумия ) является способность производить разумный выбор.

Благоразу́мие — качество личности, группы, позволяющее выбирать правильные средства, и действовать сообразно c целью достижения собственного блага, счастья. У Платона принадлежит к одной из кардинальных добродетелей, относится к одной из семи добродетелей.

Тициан: Исходя из прошлого человек действует благоразумно в настоящем, дабы не повредить будущему.

Благоразумие в отличие от мудрости (научного знания и познания сущности вещей с помощью разума) имеет практическую направленность на человеческое благо и принятие решений для его претворения в жизнь.

Одним из первых о благоразумии (prudentia) говорит Цицерон, различая в ней память (memoria), понятливость (intelligentia) и предусмотрительность (providentia).

В Сумме теологии, Фомы Аквинского благоразумие (prudentia) синонимично рассудительности (антонимом благоразумия является imprudentia, безрассудство).

Элементом благоразумия является бдительность (circumspectio) и предосторожность (cautio).

Ложной формой этой добродетели является хитрость (astutia).

Поскольку благоразумие направлено на достижение блага, то эта добродетель необходимо должна быть свойственна правителям, которые опираются на закон (ср. prudentia и юриспруденция).

C++ and Java, say, are presumably growing faster than plain C, but I bet C will still be around.

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