TY - T1 - Intentionality and Immateriality : Thomas Aquinas's Universality Arguments for the Natural Immateriality of the Human Intellect SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202205182057; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/343893 T3 - A1 - Antturi, John Gaius A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2022 LA - eng AB - In this work, I argue that there is a non-trivial historical-theoretical context in which a sound, deductive argument for the immateriality of the human intellect can be given entirely based on Thomas Aquinas’s philosophical framework. Aquinas presents several arguments for the immateriality of the human intellect. His preferred arguments for this conclusion are sometimes known as the two universality arguments, because they are based on the universal aspects of human intellectual cognition. Acc... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Aquinas; immateriality; intentionality; cognition; intellect; abstraction; keskiajan filosofia; Tuomas Akvinolainen; ymmärtäminen; universaalisuus; yleiskäsitteet; mentaalinen toiminta; mentaaliset objektit; sielu; kuolemattomuus; moodit (abstrakti); intentionaalisuus; materialismi; abstraktit objektit; abstraktisuus; aristotelismi; Teoreettinen filosofia; Theoretical Philosophy; Teoretisk filosofi; Filosofian maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in Philosophy; Magisterprogrammet i filosofi N1 - PP - ER -