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    A real distinction among powers is grounded in the differ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The speculative intellect, practical intellect, imagination, and sensory apprehensive powers are genuinely distinct powers

    A real distinction among powers is grounded in the different natures of their objects

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    Although Philip denies that the practical intellect and the will are separate powers, he argues for a distinction among the various apprehensive powers (McCluskey 2001). Thus, he sees a genuine distinction between the speculative intellect, the practical intellect, imagination, and the sensory apprehensive powers. This is because what is apprehended by each of these powers is different in nature. Philip denies that any such distinction is present among motive powers. Insofar as the appetite is m

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