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HoP 047 God Only Knows: Aristotle on Mind and God

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Is There a Bodily Organ?

In its basic state, intellect is only potentially everything, so it cannot have a bodily organ. This means that if it were seated in an organ that were, for instance, hot, it would always be thinking about heat,. But this is clearly not the case. The idea that we think without using a bodily organ gives us a hint as to why aristotle believes that intellect is something divine. As he says in the ethics, the life of the mind is too good for mere humans. Really, it belongs to god.

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