A Topic of Moral Theology
Greatness of Soul
Greatness of Soul, as treated in McHugh–Callan (Art. 7. The Virtue of Fortitude).
In the index as Greatness of Soul · Ambition · Fortitude · Greatness of Deed · Humility · Patience · Presumption · Steadfastness · Vanity · Virtue
In the manuals
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 7. The Virtue of Fort…, The Parts of Fortitude, n. 2447 — The Parts of Fortitude. The Parts of Fortitude.—As has been said above, the parts of a virtue are subjective, integral and potential (see 1635, 1636). (a) Fortitude has no subjective parts, for it is concerned with a very specialized matter, na… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 7. The Virtue of Fort…, Greatness of Soul, nn. 2448 & 2449 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 7. The Virtue of Fort…, Presumption, Ambition and Vanity, n. 2450 — Vices Opposed to Greatness of Soul by Excess. Vices Opposed to Greatness of Soul by Excess.—The vices opposed to greatness of soul by excess are such as desire great deeds, or honors, or fame, when or where or how they should not be desired. (a) Excessive desire of … Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading The Subject of Inherence of Virtues — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Billuart, Summa Summae · Coppens, Moral Philosophy — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)