Descartes designated the exercise of the intellectual capacity apart from sense-based images the use of the "pure intellect".
Ideally, those drawn to the field of archaeology by Indy's most recent outings would learn to defeat the rise of the right through the use of intellect rather than violence.
I often use the Gramsci phrase 'pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will'.
Rothbard praised Malcolm X for "acting white" through use of his intellect and wit, and contrasted him favorably with the "fraudulent intellectual with a rococo Black Baptist minister style, "Dr".
Justin has reached middle age with no ambition beyond tending his flower garden, and little use of his intellect beyond fashioning sophistical diplomatic arguments for inaction in the face of injustice.
In Plutarch's view, human beings come to understand through the intellect by making use of the notions or concepts (ennoiai), apparently identifiable with the Forms (Plat. Quest. 1001E), with which the intellect is inherently equipped.
Like Lewis Beale, I would love to see Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End" and other thoughtful science fiction classics made into movies ["A Genre of the Intellect With Little Use for Ideas," July 8].
By cunning, a superior use of intellect, or magic, a man might be able to manipulate a djinni for his own benefit.
Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, martial arts skills, an indomitable will, fear, and intimidation in his continuous war on crime.
He might have had to swallow a hell of a lot of pride and ego to accept his new dependent life, but he would have found his use – his purpose – in being there for his family, in planning a future with his new lady, or even in a career that made use of his savvy intellect and charm.
