Craig White's Literature Courses Terms / Themes Intellect

OED etymology: intellect < classical Latin intellectus . . . action of recognizing or discerning, action of understanding or comprehending, faculty of comprehension, . . . meaning, sense, signification . . . .

1.a. That faculty, or sum of faculties, of the mind or soul by which a person knows and reasons; power of thought; understanding; analytic intelligence

cf. how medical doctors use "models" of diseases

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