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Conatus: political being and Spinoza

by Editor S | 16 Mar 2015 | Key Concepts

Part I – The nature and significance of the conatus Spinoza’s ‘conatus’ is a signal concept of his thought and one which appears as an axiom of modern treatments, particularly those of a political nature. Famously, the conatus doctrine provides: Each thing...

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Conatus: political being and Spinoza

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