 According to Kilwardby, the soul is the active element in the process in that perception is possible due to the soul’s intentional state with respect to the affection of the organ. The reason the soul permanently attends to the body and its affections is that it is proper for the soul, as the form of the body, to take care of the well-being and preservation of the body (DSF 100–101; Silva 2008). The soul avoids all affections that can injure and damage the body and its organs, which are the soul’s instruments for acquiring information about the external world. The soul’s control over the body is exercised through the mediation of the corporeal sensitive spirit, made of fine  matter.[12]