Aql bi al-Fi'l
Aql bi al-Fi'l (عقل بالفعل) is a kind of intellect in Islamic philosophy. This level deals with readiness of the soul for acquiring the forms without receiving them again.[1]
Historical background
Concept
If the intellect acquired its knowledge so that it could access them any time it wants then the intellect is called actual intellect.[7] In this degree, Aql is in act which is compared to the absolute potency of the material Aql and has a first form of knowledge.[8] For Farabi, the potential intellect becomes the actual.[9] In fact the most important task of the actual intellect is to acquire secondary intelligible from primary intelligible and be ready to employ them all at any time. This stage has similarities with Aql bi al-Malaka but its task is much greater.[4] This intellect also is the second perfection of intellect.[10] However, this kind of intellect allows to human free themselves from illusion and errors.[11]
See also
- Aql bi al-Quwwah
- 'Aql
References
- ^ "مدرسه فقاهت". eshia.ir.
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- ^ "'AQL". muslimphilosophy.com.
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Sources
- Groff, Peter (11 May 2007). Islamic Philosophy A-Z. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2927-5.