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Look up: volition

  1. volition
    [n] - the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention 2. [n] - the act of making a choice
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. volition
    In philosophical psychology and the philosophy of mind, the act of willing. Philosophers who hold that mind and body are different substances (dualists) tend to hold that volitions cause actions,...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Volition
    Vo·li'tion noun [ French, from Latin volo I will, velle to will, be willing. See Voluntary .] 1. The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will. « Volition is the actual exercise of the power the mind has to order the consideration of any idea, or the forbearing to consider it.» Locke. « Volit ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/34

  4. volition
    Voluntary activity without external compulsion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. volition
    willing noun the act of making a choice; `followed my father of my own volition`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. volition
    will noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; `the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt`- George Meredith
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Volition
    `Volition` can mean: *Volition (psychology) *Volition (linguistics) *Volition, Inc. is also a computer game developer, currently owned by THQ. *Volition Records, a record label
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volition

  8. volition
    (vo-lish´әn) the act or power of willing. adj., voli´tional, adj. .
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  9. Volition
    • (n.) The power of willing or determining; will. • (n.) The result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a state of choice. • (n.) The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. volition
    (from the article `mind, philosophy of`) Intellect and emotion often come to expression in volition and action, important topics in the philosophy of mind—topics that comprise such concepts ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/34


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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