Section 13.2: The distinction between moral virtue and intellectual virtue

Virtue is distinguished into kinds in accord with the difference in the soul between the aspect of the soul that is rational and the aspect of the soul that obeys reason. For we say that some of the virtues are intellectual and others are moral. [The intellectual virtues belong to the aspect of the soul that is rational, while the moral virtues belong to the aspect of the soul that can obey reason, such as our emotional responses and our actions.] Hence, philosophical wisdom, comprehension, _[5] and prudence are intellectual virtues, while generosity and temperance are moral virtues. For in speaking about a person’s character, we do not say that he is wise or has good comprehension, but rather that he is mild-mannered or temperate. Yet we praise the wise person also with respect to his disposition and way of life. And then it comes to a person’s dispositions, we call dispositions that merit praise virtues or excellences. _[10]