Before revision: This is contrasted with the concept of the will to survive under life threatening conditions used in psychology since Schopenhauer’s conception of the will to live is more broadly understood as the “animal[istic] force to endure, reproduce and flourish.” There are significant correlations between the will to live and existential, psychological, social, and physical sources of distress.
After revision: This is contrasted with the concept of the will to survive under life threatening conditions used in psychology since Schopenhauer’s notion of the will to live is more broadly understood as the “animal[istic] force to endure, reproduce and flourish.” There are significant correlations between the will to live and existential, psychological, social, and physical sources of distress.