Intellect
The deeper knowing power of the human soul is what?
The Intellect
The Will is the appetite of the Intellect. True or False?
True
Animals can answer the question, what is it? True or False?
False
We have 2 intellects. True or False?
False, we only have one.
Animals only have sensible knowledge. True or False?
True
What are the aspects of a thing which the Intellect can know?
The intelligible aspects
What is another name for the will?
The intellectual or rational appetite.
What is Self Consciousness?
The awareness of oneself as the cause of their actions.
Is the passive intellect always turned on?
No, it's present, but turns on and off.
Animals act consciously towards the ends set by their natures. True or false?
What is the proper object of the Intellect?
The essence of something
Where does the desire for infinite goodness arise from?
The intellect
What does it mean to abstract?
To mentally separate the substance from its non essential accidents.
What does St. Thomas Aquinas compare the active intellect to?
A light that is always shining.
What does it mean for a concept to be universal?
The one concept applies to many instances in reality.
What is the active intellect?
The aspect of the human intellect that is always activated and has the power to abstract the essence from the phantasm.
What is the proper object of the will?
The infinite good
Is our will ever satisfied with the goods presented to it?
No, because everything the senses present to our intellect are finite or limited goods. These do not satisfy the will.
Having an "epiphany" or a "light bulb" moment is an experience that explains what?
The passive intellect
The physical qualities that are provided by the senses give us what information?
Sensible knowledge about something, which both animals and people experience.
How do the passive and active intellect work with the phantasm?
The active intellect abstracts the essence from the phantasm, which it then turns on the passive intellect which reads and understands that essence. The passive intellect then produces a concept or idea.
Does the Intellect have power over the will?
No, the will decides for itself which limited goods it will seek.
Can the will be wrong about the chosen limited good's ability to bring happiness?
Yes, we might chose something we're convinced is good for us or bring us happiness but will learn that we're still not fully satisfied.
Why are animals not capable of language?
They can't form concepts.
How do animal knowledge and human knowledge differ?
Animals have sensible knowledge, we have sensible and intelligible knowledge. Humans can ask the question, what is it? and understand the essence of something. Animals aren't aware of how things differ in value.