Synderesis their opposites as evils to be avoided. Synderesis is the capacity not only to apprehend the first principles, but also to judge every step of the practical discourse in the light of those principles. But, as an intellectual disposition concerned with knowledge of the first principles of action, synderesis provides only the universal premise of the practical syllogism. Every human "action", however, is singular, contingent and takes place in particular circumstances. To complete the practical discourse and reach a conclusion regarding what has to be done "hic et nunc" [here and now] and what means are to be used, other
Via et veritas et vita Via et veritas et vita Via et veritas et vita (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "the way and the truth and the life". The words are taken from , and were spoken by Jesus Christ in reference to himself. These words, and sometimes the asyndetic variant via veritas vita, have been used as the motto of various educational institutions and governments. The phrase is found in verse 6 of chapter 14 of the Gospel of John, as part of Jesus' Farewell Discourse during the Last Supper: " Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you