Does “intellect” exclude social capital?
The term “intellectual capital” seems almost exclusively used by theorists seeking ways to make systems or groups cooperate without relying on pre-existing social trust – research into measuring reputation, zero knowledge protocols, and authentication very often overlaps with the economic theories involved. A broader (and far more standard and common) term, “human capital”, assumes implicitly that social capital, which is (vaguely) inter-personal or cultural trust, must be involved in all such processes.
