Intellect
In the study of the human mind, intellect refers to and identifies the ability of the mind to reach correct conclusions about what is true and what is false, and about how to solve problems. The term intellect derives from the Ancient Greek philosophy term nous, which translates to the Latin intellectus and into the French and English languages as intelligence. Discussion of the intellect is in two areas of knowledge, wherein the terms intellect and intelligence are related terms. • In philosophy, especially in classical and medieval philosophy the intellect is an important subject connected to the question: How do humans know things? Especially during late antiquity and the Middle Ages, the intellect was proposed as a concept that could reconcile philosophical and scientific understandings of Nature, with monotheistic religious understandings, by making the intellect a link between each human soul, and the divine intellect of the cosmos.
A study of characteristics of U.S. presidential candidate supporters finds, among other things, preference for Trump was predicted by lower Openness and higher Volatility, but lower Compassion and higher Industriousness. Support for Biden was predicted by higher Compassion, Intellect, and Withdrawal