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    It is not the case that Alexander of Aphrodisias identified the agent intellect with the Aristotelian unmoved mover, but this entails a god with no providential relation to individual human cognizers.

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    • 1.Alexander himself claims the agent intellect illuminates individual human minds, suggesting some form of relational engagement with particulars.
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    • 2.Lack of providence need not follow from identification with the unmoved mover; mediated causation through intelligible forms could preserve both transcendence and relevance.
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    • 3.The premise conflates metaphysical transcendence with causal indifference—a perfect intellect might relate to all minds without losing immutability.
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    • 1.Aristotle's unmoved mover causes motion only through being desired, not through intentional action toward particulars.
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    • 2.If the agent intellect were providentially concerned with individuals, it would require deliberation about particulars, contradicting its eternal immutability.
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    • 3.Alexander's interpretation preserves the unmoved mover's transcendence while explaining human intellection through impersonal emanation.
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