He does say, however, that man is not fully joined to his intellect, an intellect that is always in act and resplendent with the universe of beings.
This reprises a theme sounded in Aristotle's metaphysics, in which the intellects of the heavenly spheres, desiring to be like the Intellect that is the Prime Mover, imitate it as best they can.
Among the latter is the Agent Intellect, whose relation to bodies, like that of the other heavenly intelligences, is "incidental" (or "accidental," bi'l-'araḍ), since it is essentially "separate" from them, being immaterial.
The senses differ from the intellect in that they have physical organs; the intellect is immaterial.
Specifically, it is the theoretical intellect that has this status, the practical intellect being subsidiary to it.
In his sketchy account of the process of thinking in De anima (On the Soul), Aristotle says that the intellect, like everything else, must have two parts: something analogous to matter and something analogous to form.
Aside from her funky wire-rimmed glasses, what stands out most about her is a keen intellect that does not bang you over the head like a hammer.
It isn't intellect that connects us to other people.
He also possessed an intellect that complemented his name.
"I believe with Terry's intellect, his organization, his ability to recognize problems and not be afraid to deal with them — guys like that tend to turn things around real quick.
