CONATUS


Meaning of CONATUS in English

kōˈnād.əs, -näd.- noun

( plural conatus )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, effort, from conatus, past participle of conari to attempt — more at deacon

: a natural tendency, impulse, or striving : conation — used in Spinozism with reference to the inclination of a thing to persist in its own being

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