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acquisitiveness

acquisitiveness In this historical psychology usage, acquisitiveness can mean either a tendency to take possession of things and treat them as one’s own, or an inborn ease in gaining new knowledge or learning.

In this historical psychology usage, acquisitiveness can mean either a tendency to take possession of things and treat them as one’s own, or an inborn ease in gaining new knowledge or learning. The term was used for both ownership-seeking and natural learnability.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Acquisitiveness” (Acquisitiveness).
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