Aquinas in De Anima commentary argues the agent intellect is internal to the soul, functioning analogously to the sun illuminating the visual field from within the cognitive system.

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Aquinas: Thomas Aquinas was a medieval Italian priest and philosopher (1225-1274) who became one of the most influential thinkers in Western history. He attempted to show that Christian faith and human reason are compatible, arguing that we can use logic and observation to understand God and the natural world. His ideas deeply shaped Catholic theology and continue to influence how religious and secular institutions think about ethics, knowledge, and the relationship between science and belief.
Cognitive system(what receives the false information about motivations): Your mind's thinking apparatus—all the parts of your brain and mental processes that handle reasoning, belief-formation, and understanding.
Commentary(Mulla Sadra's interpretation of another philosophical work): A detailed explanation or interpretation of an older text, where a scholar explains what they think the original author meant.
De Anima(as the specific work being referenced): An ancient Greek text by Aristotle that translates to 'On the Soul'; it's his main work exploring what the soul is and how it relates to perception, thinking, and life itself.

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