Present from the start in Western thought, interrogations concerning the nature and potentialities of the human intellect in its relation to the world are still very rich today. Vladimir Jankélévitch, inspired by Bergson, offers a critical diagnosis of the intellect, even while expanding on the notion of intuition. We compare that analysis to Aristotle’s, especially in the De Anima, as reread by contemporary thinkers, hoping to draw from it whatever might shed light on our present-day debates.