Themistius argued the agent intellect must be partially internal to the individual soul, making a fully transcendent divine identification incompatible with the observed variability of human understanding.

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Divine identification(as something Themistius argues is incompatible with his theory): The idea of becoming one with God or a universal divine intelligence—merging your individual mind with something sacred and universal.
Internal to the individual soul(describing where Themistius thought the agent intellect is located): Something that exists within or belongs to a single person's mind/consciousness, rather than being completely separate and external to them.
Themistius(someone praised for getting this distinction right): An ancient Greek philosopher (4th century CE) who interpreted Aristotle's ideas and made careful distinctions about how the intellect works.
Variability of human understanding(as evidence Themistius uses to support his argument): The fact that different people understand things differently, and even one person understands things differently at different times—our thinking isn't uniform or perfect.

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