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| Ian Netton has summarized the basic purport of Alfäräbï’s fifth sense of intellect | | Ian Netton has summarized the basic purport of Alfäräbï’s fifth sense of intellect |
| within the sixfold scheme as follows. He | | within the sixfold scheme as follows. He |
− | :posits a fifth major species of intellection which has four different, but related and
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| + | <blockquote>posits a fifth major species of intellection which has four different, but related and |
| developing meanings, aspects or qualities. The relation between each of these intellects | | developing meanings, aspects or qualities. The relation between each of these intellects |
| is expressed in terms of matter and form, potentiality and actuality. This fifth type of | | is expressed in terms of matter and form, potentiality and actuality. This fifth type of |
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| developed mode, the external factor being the agency of the Active Intellect. The Active | | developed mode, the external factor being the agency of the Active Intellect. The Active |
| Intellect is the motor for this, the ‘efficient cause’ of thought, and also a cosmic link | | Intellect is the motor for this, the ‘efficient cause’ of thought, and also a cosmic link |
− | between the sublunary and transcendent worlds.10 [original emphasis] | + | between the sublunary and transcendent worlds.</blockquote> |
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| Richard Walzer has made an eminently clear statement showing the intimate | | Richard Walzer has made an eminently clear statement showing the intimate |
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| power acts as a bridge between the heavenly world and the world below the moon, | | power acts as a bridge between the heavenly world and the world below the moon, |
| [[Image:Based_on_Netton.jpg|center]] | | [[Image:Based_on_Netton.jpg|center]] |
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| ===The Active Intellect=== | | ===The Active Intellect=== |
| and connects with the former register at the point where human intellect takes part | | and connects with the former register at the point where human intellect takes part |