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Definition of Conatus
1. n. A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an attempt; an effort.
Definition of Conatus
1. Noun. An (effort), an (endeavour), a (striving). ¹
2. Noun. A (nisus). ¹
3. Noun. (plural of conatus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conatus
1. an effort [n CONATUS] - See also: effort
Medical Definition of Conatus
1. A striving toward self-preservation and self-affirmation. Origin: L. Attempt (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conatus
Literary usage of Conatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sapienta Angelica de Divino Amore Et de Divina Sapientia =: Angelic Wisdom by Emanuel Swedenborg (1890)
"This conatus is afterwards continuous from the earths through the root even to
... It also follows that there is a conatus more interior, that is, ..."
2. A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of by Edgar Johnson Goodspeed, Martin Sprengling, University of Chicago Library (1912)
"Paper, ff. 32, cm. 26X20.3, single columns, 21 lines. 5 quires, of 8, except
1 (6) and 2 (2). 1625. Contents: f. 1, conatus irriti ..."
3. Spinoza's Political and Ethical Philosophy by Robert Alexander Duff (1903)
"All action, or forbearance from action, is the effort (conatus) of a man to
realise himself. This law holds good of human nature universally, being no less ..."
4. A Grammar of the New Testament Greek by Alexander Buttmann (1891)
"'206 the notion of futurity or of conatus is already included, — most plainly in
Heb. xü. ... conatus ..."
5. Spinoza, His Life and Philosophy: His Life and Philosophy by Frederick Pollock (1899)
"The use of the word effort (conatus) belongs to the realistic habits of ...
The conatus is equally present in the most unstable as in the most stable of ..."
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