orexis

[Greek: orexis] means literally "a grasping at or after" now as this physically may be either vague or definite, so too may the mental act, consequently the term as transferred to the mind has two uses, and denotes either the first wish, [Greek: boulaesis], or the last definite movement, Will in its strict and proper sense.

Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

But one obvious function of the feelings and passions in our composite nature is to instigate Action, when Reason and Conscience by themselves do not: so that as a matter of fact our Moral Choice is, in general, fairly described as [Greek: orexis dianoetike].

Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

These two uses are recognised in the Rhetoric (I 10), where [Greek: orexis] is divided into

Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

[Greek: orexis], desire of a thing, which is opposed to [Greek: ekklisis], aversion.

Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius 1839

* eph 'hemin men hupolepsis, horme, orexis, ekklisis, kai heni logo hosa hemetera erga: [1770] 1

NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works 1895

[1427] cf. Epictetus, Ench.i. eph 'hemin men hupolepsis, horme, orexis, ekklisis, kai heni logo hosa hemetera erga.

NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works 1895

That difference is founded, I think, on the two senses of [Greek: orexis] before alluded to (note, p. 53, l.

Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

(Orexin comes from the Greek word for appetite, "orexis ''.)

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