Conatus

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Hobbes'_Leviathan
Spinoza's Ethics
gptkbp:contrastsWith inertia
passivity
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Baruch_Spinoza
gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkbp:etymology from Latin 'conari', meaning 'to strive' or 'to endeavor'
gptkbp:hasConcept tendency of a thing to persist in its own being
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conatus
gptkbp:influenced biology
philosophy of mind
psychology
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Spinozism
Early modern philosophy
gptkbp:relatedConcept self-preservation
élan vital
will to live
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zola_Jesus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7