Meaning & use
Appetitive
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Relating to or characterized by appetite, desire, or craving, especially in a psychological or philosophical sense.
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The philosopher distinguished appetitive desires from purely rational ones.
Appetitive behavior in animals often precedes the act of feeding.
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Common in philosophy and psychology, tracing back to Aristotle's classification of the soul's faculties.
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desirouscraving
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