Reason together toward the good.
Reason investigates causes and arguments open to public examination; theology also examines revelation. Their domains are neither identical nor simply enemies.
Distinguishing what evidence establishes from what a tradition holds by faith makes discussion more precise.
Human beings can reflect on goods that make common life possible. Human laws must be examined in light of their justice and circumstances.
A public rule can be assessed by its effects on the community and the people concerned.
A virtue is an acquired or received disposition orienting action; prudence discerns what a particular situation requires.
Courage requires understanding a specific danger rather than always taking the greatest risk.
Asking what a thing is does not automatically explain why it exists. This distinction structures a metaphysics of dependence.
One can understand what an imagined house would be without such a house existing.