(Q248966)

English

conatus

innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself

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2.4 Passion and Action / Our affects ... This conatus, a kind of existential inertia, constitutes the “essence” of any being. “Each thing, as far as it can by its own power, strives to persevere in its being.” (English)

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