There is a growing consensus among philosophers that hope is a moral virtue: the virtuously hopeful person experiences the right amount of hope for the right things. This moralization of hope presents us with a puzzle. The historical consensus is that hope is a passion and hope is a theological virtue, not a moral virtue. Thomas Aquinas, the philosopher who wrote most extensively on hope, offers an explanation for why hope is not a moral virtue. The aim of this paper is argue that Aquinas is right in thinking that hope is not a moral virtue.1

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为什么希望不是道德美德：阿奎那的洞察力

哲学家们越来越达成共识，希望是一种道德美德：有德性的人会为正确的事情体验到适量的希望。这种希望的道德化给我们带来了一个难题。历史共识是希望是一种激情，希望是一种神学美德，而不是一种道德美德。托马斯·阿奎那 (Thomas Aquinas) 是撰写最广泛关于希望的哲学家，他解释了为什么希望不是一种道德美德。本文的目的是论证阿奎那认为希望不是道德美德的观点是正确的。 1