The Quadripartite Division of the Intellect in Medieval Jewish Thought

Both al-Kindī and al-Fārābī divided the intellect into four stages. According to their division, the eternal intellect (Universal Intellect or Active Intellect) is counterpoised to the three stages of human intellect. Al-Fārābī replaced the al-Kindīan "Second Intellect" (al-ʿaql al-thānī)...

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Main Author: Schwartz, Dov (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn Press 1993
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1993, Volume: 84, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 227-236
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