The Peripatetic Axiom “Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses” is a form of displaying the idea that instinctual desires come before the methods in which intelligence is used. Intelligence is not a part of human life which is given without actual interaction between sources, and must be earned through the act of understanding, analyzing, and receiving the essence of a given aspect. However, Instinctual desires, behavior, and actions are not part of such intelligence, and are not restricted by the idea that one must understand something before utilizing it effectively. Something out of instinct is done without understanding, and certainly not with analyzing in any manner, because it is natural. Intelligence, of course, is not, a factor proven continuously as the species of humanity makes mistakes and must end up learning from them.
	Firstly, let’s start with intelligence. What exactly does it entail, and how does one earn it? Well, intelligence cannot, and never will be, natural, which was the primary factor of the Peripatetic Axiom, as it strives to draw a line in between natural instinct and intellectual learning. In order to gain intelligence, which so many people aspire to do, one must absorb themselves inside an unfamiliar topic, because intelligence is knowledge of the unknown. (“unknown” being classified in this case as whatever does not occur naturally from birth.) So, essentially, as a result of this absorption and gradual understanding, intelligence is gained. Of course, something that can be gained is also put at risk of being lost, hence why information and data collected by an individual can sometimes go to a point where recollecting the same info is never possible again. Now, let us substitute this info into the Peripatetic Axiom: this allows us to see that the intellect is a household for all forms of knowledge, and that intelligence, in addition to instinct, are part of a bigger idea: Intellect.
	Instinct, while being related to Intelligence in some ways, it also quite different as well, due to the way that instinct cannot be gained, and is extremely difficult to lose. Before delving into instinct itself, it is best to acknowledge that learned behaviors, while they can come easily after being practiced for a while, are still not the same thing as instinct. This is because instinct does not require, and in fact does it encompass, the idea of learning anything. Instinct is intelligence hardwired into your mind from the second you come alive. For example, crying as an infant. You cannot, physically or mentally, experiment with crying, and most likely have a hard time understanding what it is you are even doing while crying, other than the fact that you desire something. Therefore, it is instinct, a behavior that correlates to instant knowledge, opposed to gradual knowledge. As we did prior with Intelligence, let’s see how it fares inside the Peripatetic Axiom: Now, another idea is discovered; senses and instincts come before, in every aspect, intelligence. But not before intellect. Instinct is a matter of survival, unlike some forms of intelligence, which only result in knowledge unneeded but merely complimentary to the mind. Instinct allows for evolution, and development, not a comfortable life or ideas of what lies beyond human understanding.(This applies to, as far as humanity is aware, other species as well.)
	As you can see, a lot goes on in the simple, but deep, statement presented by the Peripatetic Axiom. Aristotle only knows what he meant by his words, and philosophy seeks, even if unintentionally, to come to a conclusive conclusion as to what his meaning and understanding of life was. But as of yet, I myself see only one main thing: Instinct is more important than intelligence, holds more potential development for the species it corresponds to, and cannot help in ways other than benefitting survival to the species in addition to allowing evolution to transpire.