Conatus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural co·na·tus.
  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.
noun plural -tus
  1. an effort or striving of natural impulse
  2. (esp in the philosophy of Spinoza) the tendency of all things to persist in their own being
Conatus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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