appetition

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Einleitung in die Philosophie, Berlin, 1896, S. 135—apud Mercier, loc. cit.243.and also appetitive; as in mental life appetition is a natural consequent of perception.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Impulse or appetition was the principle in the soul which impelled to action.

From Guide to Stoicism by Stock, St. George William Joseph

For reason withdraws us from opinion, and not from appetition or imagination.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Now those who withhold their assent and doubt of all things take not away this, but make use of the appetition or instinct naturally conducting every man to that which seems convenient for him.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Pleasure and pain, i.e. hedonic sensation per se, are essentially distinct from appetition and aversion; the pleasures of hearing music or enjoying sunshine are not in general accompanied by any volitional activity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various