The unity of the intellect, a philosophical theory proposed by the medieval Andalusian philosopher Averroes, asserted that all humans share the same intellect. Averroes expounded his theory in his lon
The unity of the intellect thesis was proposed by Averroes, painted here by the 14th century artist Andrea Bonaiuto.
The unity of the intellect was one of the inspirations for Dante Alighieri's (pictured) political philosophy treatise De Monarchia.
Thomas Aquinas, who wrote a detailed treatise attacking the unity of the intellect thesis.
Aristotelianism
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Aristotelianism is a philosophical tradition inspired by the work of Aristotle, usually characterized by deductive logic and an analytic inductive method in the study of natural philosophy and metaphy
Aristotle by Francesco Hayez, 1811
A medieval Arabic representation of Aristotle teaching a student.
Aristotle, holding his Ethics (detail from The School of Athens)