intellect

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Although Krebs in his study of Dietrich concludes that the theory of the intellect was the culmination of his entire philosophical project, William Wallace has shown that Dietrich's qualitative methodology, especially as applied in his optical studies, is a valuable contribution to scientific methodology, a fact that can be appreciated independently of his theory of the intellect.

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  1. noun The ability to learn and reason; the capacity for knowledge and understanding.
  2. noun The ability to think abstractly or profoundly. See Synonyms at mind.
  3. noun A person of great intellectual ability.

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  • To my father, the intellect was and must be supreme. —  Will
  • In what way, however, can intellect be the likeness of the universe of beings, and to such a degree that it becomes identified with it so that we can say that the intellect is the universe of beings in the order of ens conceptionale? —  Dietrich of Freiberg
  • Although Krebs in his study of Dietrich concludes that the theory of the intellect was the culmination of his entire philosophical project, William Wallace has shown that Dietrich's qualitative methodology, especially as applied in his optical studies, is a valuable contribution to scientific methodology, a fact that can be appreciated independently of his theory of the intellect. —  Dietrich of Freiberg
  • In this stage, the intellect is able to grasp all intellectual knowledge, and does not need to have recourse to the senses again. —  Influence of Arabic and Islamic Philosophy on the Latin West
  • I still possess my brains and my intellect is as good as ever, but my memory of some of the events I formerly experienced is quite hazy. " —  The Tin Woodman of Oz
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old French intellecte, from Latin intellēctus, perception, from past participle of intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.

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  1. = French intellect = Spanish (obsolete) intelecto = Portuguese intellecto = Italian intelletto, from Latin intellectus, a perceiving, perception, understanding, from intellegere, intelligere, perceive, understand: see intelligent.
 

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/ˈɪntɛlɛkt/
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