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conatus noun attempt, choice, conation, conative will, desire, determination, direction, disposition, drift, fancy, inclination, intention, leaning, mind, natural tendency, nisus, option, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, temperament, tendency, trend, trial, unnrompted will, volition, voluntariness, voluntary activity, want, will, wish How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For the state, the self-preserving conatus, provides the "universal hermeneutic key. The philosopher Baruch Spinoza held that common to all entities, from chunks of matter to chief executives, was conatus, an inherent drive to maintain their integrity. |
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