The human intellect grasps universal forms only when the Active Intellect illuminates them.

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This concept is rooted in Aristotelian philosophy and further developed by medieval philosophers like Thomas Aquinas, who posited that the human intellect can only understand universal concepts (forms) when they are illuminated by the Active Intellect, an aspect of the mind that abstracts universals from sensory experiences.

The Human Intellect Grasps Universal Forms Only When the Active