Nous - Oxford Reference
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WebQuick Reference. (Greek, mind) Reason, and especially the faculty of intellectual apprehension, as distinct from mere empirical knowledge. In Plato nous is the quality enabling one to apprehend the forms. Aristotle distinguished between nous pathetikos (passive reason) and the higher nous, the immortal aspect of the soul, related to nous ...
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