"Intellect" is thus distinguished from "[[intelligence]]" by the field of its operations, "intelligence" being used in the practical sphere for readiness to grasp a situation. (the word as a synonym for "news" is journalese) In [[philosophy]] the "intellect" is contrasted with the senses and the will; it sifts and combines sense-given data, which otherwise would be only momentary, lasting practically only as long as the stimuli continued to operate. | "Intellect" is thus distinguished from "[[intelligence]]" by the field of its operations, "intelligence" being used in the practical sphere for readiness to grasp a situation. (the word as a synonym for "news" is journalese) In [[philosophy]] the "intellect" is contrasted with the senses and the will; it sifts and combines sense-given data, which otherwise would be only momentary, lasting practically only as long as the stimuli continued to operate. |