| 2003 | Looking for Spinoza |
| p.36 | p.36 | 21867 | Conatus is brain circuits seeking survival and well-being |
| Full Idea: Conatus is explicable as the aggregate of dispositions laid down in brain circuitry that seeks both survival and well-being. | |||
| From: Antonio Damasio (Looking for Spinoza [2003], p.36) | |||
| A reaction: So conatus is the motivation of my inner personal assistant, who reminds me what I am doing later today. I like the mention of dispositions, hence powers. |