The Light of Reason Gives Us a Higher Level of Knowledge

Franciscan theologian Bonavent thought God had to constantly give us this light from above. Aquinas disagreed with this idea that we don't possess the natural light of reason but have to constantly receive new infusions of it. This deeper understanding, this grasp of something intelligible cannot just be reduced to our sense perceptions. It is why a fox after a life of experience trying to get into the chicken coop becomes crafty and wise.