The active intellect of Aristotle: another even more modest proposal
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The object of this paper is to present an interpretation of the well-known distinction between the active intellect and the passive intellect in De anima III, 5 using as a basis a previous article entitled “a modest proposal.” To achieve this aim, I will expound on the fundamental nucleus of that recent proposal, which identifies the active intellect with the habit of principles and with the content of the first principles. I will then point out certain objections to the aforementioned interpretation. Finally, I will provide an analysis of the marks or characteristics of the active intellect in the text of Aristotle. The purpose of this article is to offer a possible understanding of the active intellect of Aristotle, with the intention that it may become “another even more modest proposal".
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