Rad izlaže nauk o pet umnih krjeposti: znanju, umnosti, mudrosti, umijeću i razboritosti, kako je izložen u Aristotelovim, a kasnije i u djelima Tome Akvinskoga. Analizirajući svaku pojedinu umnu krjepost, razmatra se njihova uloga i važnost za doba kriza koje su sastavni dio čovjekova življenja, kako nam predočava i sadašnja koronakriza. Tumačeći bit i doseg pojedine krjeposti, pokazuje se da prema svakoj od njih razum ostvaruje podudarnost s određenim vidom zbilje te da postaje sposoban usmjeravati djelovanje na način da zlo preobražava u dobro. Rješavanje krize zahtijeva da um stekne izvrsnost na svih pet područja, i to osobito na onom koje je najmanje prisutno u javnom diskursu, krjeposti mudrosti. The paper presents the doctrine of five intellectual virtues: science, understanding, wisdom, art, and prudence, as presented in the works of Aristotle and later in the works of Thomas Aquinas. By analyzing each individual intellectual virtue, we consider their role and importance in times of crises that are an integral part of human life, as shown by the current coronavirus crisis. By explaining the essence and scope of each virtue, it is shown that according to each of them, reason achieves correspondence with a particular aspect of reality and gains the ability to direct action in a way that transforms evil into good. Resolving the crisis requires that the intellect acquires excellence in all five areas, especially in the one that is the least present in current public discourse: the virtue of wisdom.