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
Latin syntax part in Latin word order. For example, Pliny the Younger begins a letter as follows: In this sentence, the object ("magnum prōventum poētārum" 'a great crop of poets') has been brought forward to highlight it. The other striking feature is the order "annus hic" for the more usual "hic annus" 'this year'. Two reasons which might be suggested are Pliny's fondness for ending a sentence with the rhythm − u − − u − and also no doubt because of the elegant assonance of the vowels "a-u-i a-u-i" in the last three words. Latin has three genders (masculine, feminine, and