The phrase "about the intellect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics related to the mind, reasoning, or cognitive abilities.
Example: "The book delves into various theories about the intellect and how it shapes human behavior."
Alternatives: "regarding the mind" or "concerning cognitive abilities".
But these protests aren't about the intellect; they are about emotion.
And I think those guys are thinkers, their work is about the intellect.
You meet people who are passionate and you meet people who are intellectual, but they were passionate about the intellect.
He not only rails against the many genuine problems that exist in college basketball today, from the coddling of young superstars to the growing roles played by agents and shoe companies, but he also makes snide generalizations about the intellect and commitment of non-Patriot League players.
Talking about the intellect is merely shorthand for referring to certain cognitive judgments about what to do or how to act.
This author adopts from Avicenna the first three levels of intellect, the first being pure potentiality, the second knowing first propositions, the third conclusions, and combines it with teachings from Aristotle's Posterior Analytics (I.3 and II.19) about the intellect knowing axioms and principles.
That's the key, perhaps: if you believe art is about taking the intellect and imagination into uncharted places, unsettling or ecstatic as that may be, "really good plumbing", solving a practical problem, doesn't fit the category.
"It's about having the intellect to take it on board then go and execute it.
What is first in the order of conceptual cognition is most common and self-evident not by accident, for it indicates the formal aspect of intelligibility, which is included in all knowledge and about which the intellect cannot be uncertain.
The hoary old Gramsci quote about pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will just about fits the essential story.
College is about academics and the intellect, and if you can find the time, you complement it with athletics.
