Conatus: Revised Edition

Book Description

Conatus is a Latin word meaning the will to live and the tendency for living things to grow and to flourish. Most readers are probably more familiar now with the word ‘entelechy’, which, like conatus, suggests a vital force with the potential for growth. The title has a particular resonance to the way the themes of the book are developed.The ‘egocentric predicament’ is the idea that people can, at most, only really be certain of our own thoughts. The external world and the minds of other people are unknown to us. So there is always a need to bridge the gap between our thoughts and our experiences of the world outside our heads. Over the centuries, philosophers have considered various ways in which the gap can be closed.

Tom Wallace

I describe myself as an author and illustrator and my work can be found online at various sources under the title Artwork by Tom Wallace See details below I m the author of Conatus Twenty-One Levels of Self-Deception and Utopia Governance and the Commons amongst other works Most of my writing is non-fiction and the subjects addressed are philosophy spirituality and politics My reason for writing is to try to clarify what options are available to us as individuals and as societies within each of these topics I do my best not to prescribe any specific solutions or to offer advice especially individual advice But it is fair to say that my writing takes a mainly optimistic stance on life and a progressive stance in terms of politics My writing is posted on a few different free websites as well as places where a paperback version can be purchased I hope that you will find my writing thought-provoking And if you do I d love to hear back from you It would be great if you took a few moments to share your thoughts about a particular story or book I d be happy to hear from you and to answer any questions it s all about the conversation Readers can find my Amazon author s page with links to the books in Kindle and paperback here USA https www amazon com stores Tom-Wallace author B X ref ap rdr store ref ap rdr isDramIntegrated true shoppingPortalEnabled true And here UK https www amazon co uk Tom-Wallace e B X ref aufs dp fta dsk Some books appear on the website and short stories can be read on the website Booksie Follow the link here https www booksie com users tom-wallace- And also via my Storywrite profile here https storywrite