intellect

  • 51intellect — in·tel·lect …

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  • 52intellect — noun Syn: mind, brain(s), intelligence, reason, judgement, grey matter, brain cells …

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  • 53intellect — in•tel•lect [[t]ˈɪn tlˌɛkt[/t]] n. 1) the faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels or wills; capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge 2) capacity for thinking and acquiring… …

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  • 54intellect — /ˈɪntəlɛkt / (say intuhlekt) noun 1. the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows, understands, or reasons, as distinct from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding. 2. understanding or mental capacity,… …

  • 55The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect — Infobox Book name = The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect image caption = author = Roger Williams country = language = series = genre = Science fiction publisher = Kuro5hin, Lulu pub date = 2002 media type = pages = 175 isbn = oclc = followed by …

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  • 56Position métaphysique de l’intellect humain —     Les deux caractères essentiels de l’intelligence humaine sont les suivants : 1° elle ne peut fonctionner sans phantasmes ou images, et, par conséquent, elle n’opère que par une abstraction qui sépare des choses naturellement unies ; 2° elle… …

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  • 57Active intellect — or agent intellect is a term used in both psychology and philosophy.PsychologyActive intellect, or active knowledge, is the psychological concept of knowledge being actively used (as opposed to passive knowledge). For example, if you are speaking …

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  • 58Passive intellect — is a term used in both psychology and philosophy.PsychologyPassive intellect (more properly, passive knowledge) is the psychological concept of knowledge that is not being actively used (as opposed to active knowledge). For example, if you simply …

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  • 59active intellect — (al ‘aql al fa‘‘al)    The concept of the ‘active’ or ‘agent’ intellect plays a pivotal role in Islamic metaphysics and psychology, particularly in the Peripatetic tradition. Its origins can be traced back to the Aristotelian notion of nous… …

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  • 60general intellect — Als general intellect (engl. zu „allgemeines Wissen“, „allgemeinen Verstand“) bezeichnet man in der vom Postoperaismus ausgehenden Diskussion um die postfordistische Industriegesellschaft mit einem Wort von Karl Marx das allgemeine Wissen in… …

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