In my paradigm, there is will (most basic variable of the dimension of life force), then emotion, then mind (the variable expression which allows contemplation and evaluation. Intellect (as in human intellect) is much more than mere contemplation due to the additional presence of the spirit and thus a tap into 'right and wrong'. My cats contemplate --when they do something which makes me angry (and they seek to avoid wrath), but they avoid me because of fear not an inkling of right and wrong.
Not much on cat contemplatives.