CONATUS


Meaning of CONATUS in English

/koh nay"teuhs/ , n. , pl. conatus .

1. an effort or striving.

2. a force or tendency simulating a human effort.

3. (in the philosophy of Spinoza) the force in every animate creature toward the preservation of its existence.

[ 1655-65; cona ( ri ) to attempt + -tus suffix of v. action ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .