volitional

Example Sentences

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As Dr. Westgate’s study showed, volitional daydreaming is especially hard without inspiration.

From New York Times

All we are directly and concretely acquainted with are our fears, desires, inclinations, etc., as experienced—that is, our felt volitional states.

From Scientific American

However, it carries with it a seemingly difficult problem: if what is really out there are transpersonal volitional states, then why do seeing or hearing feel so different from desiring or fearing?

From Scientific American

Sorry, this is just bogus once you realize that it was a volitional act, that our medical system is clear about the dangers of these drugs and that legally there is no case to answer.

From New York Times

But we are a part of the biosphere just like every other creature, and our actions are just as volitional, their consequences just as natural.

From Washington Post