Also known as: Intellectus agens, Active intellect, Nous poietikos
In Aristotelian and Neoplatonic philosophy, the aspect of the mind that transforms potential knowledge into actual knowledge. It was often interpreted by medieval and Renaissance thinkers as a divine or universal faculty shared by all humans.
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Hermes Trismegistus|Jamblichus|Proclus
Ficino, Marsilio (1433-1499)
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