One of the hallmarks of the virtue of Justice is the ideal of impartiality: The idea that the decision or outcome in a matter should not depend on who is being judged.  It is the reason why the statue of...

In America, we have Department of Justice, nine Supreme Court Justices, a criminal justice system, a Bureau of Justice Statistics, and so on… Have you ever wondered why we don’t have a Department of Prudence?  Or a public Fortitude system? ...

Remember when we considered that Prudence is not the result of knowledge, but rather a prerequisite to it?  Well, Cicero observed that “[k]nowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.”  1 Kings tells the story...

This week, we’re considering the virtue of Justice. Aesop tells the fable of The Lion’s Share: A long time ago, the Lion, the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf agreed to go hunting together, sharing with each other whatever they found....

If we desire to be prudent, we must not believe everything; we must not be reckless and careless; and we must not be quick-tempered.  Notice that these are all conditions of the heart, not of the mind.  Being discerning, careful,...

Imprudent people believe everything, and they act recklessly.  But they also are marked by something else: a quick temper.  As Proverbs makes clear, “[a] man of quick temper acts foolishly.”  But note what is interesting about the Proverb: It does...

Proverbs tells us not only that the simple believes everything, but also that the imprudent fool is reckless and careless. To be reckless or careless is to act without reck or care, (and no, that’s not wreck, like I wrecked...

Did you know that “neuro-physiologists at the University of Stuttgart have uncovered a connection between jogging and reduced intelligence. They tested more than 1200 people over a period of five years, and found that as the number of hours people...