Intelligence

 The Latin nouns intellectus or intelligence are the basis of the term intelligence. Both come from the word intelligere,, which is a reference to the ability to perceive or comprehend. In the Middle Ages saw intellectus become the technical term used to describe understanding, and was a translation of the Greek philosophical term we. But, the term was tightly linked to the metaphysical, cosmological, and Teleological theories of the teleological Scholasticism. These was a time when theories were developed of immortality as well as the active intellect, which is called active intelligence. The early modern philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were strongly against this method of studying the nature of things. They all favored understanding (instead of intellect or intelligence) in their English philosophical writings. [3][4"understanding" was a popular term used by philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes Hobbes For instance, he utilized his Latin De Corpore "intellectus Intelligit" that can be translated to "the understanding comprehends" in English to demonstrate the absurdity of logic. While "intelligence" is not as common in English philosophy of language but it was later introduced (with the theories of scholastics that it is now a part of).