Entleerungswillens

Entleerungswillens is a German term used in occasional philosophical and psychological discussions to denote the volitional act of deciding to empty or discharge something, most commonly a bodily or container-related process. The word is a compound of Entleerung (emptying, evacuation) and Willen (will). In those discussions, it is treated as a specific form of volition that is triggered by a perceived need to release contents or to restore emptiness in a system or space.

Usage and interpretation: In phenomenology and philosophy of action, entleerungswillens is sometimes invoked to analyze how bodily urges translate into deliberate action. The concept distinguishes between the urge (eine Empfindung oder Gefühl) and the later decision to act on that urge—the will to empty. Some authors also use it metaphorically to describe a cognitive or social act of removing accumulated information, obligations, or residues to achieve a state of emptiness or clarity.

Relation to related concepts: It is linked with volition, intention, and action theory, as well as with the phenomenological analysis of bodily subjectivity. Critics note that the term is not standard and may be used inconsistently across sources. As a result, precise definition depends on the author and context.

See also: Volition, Intention, Action theory, Phenomenology of the body, Bodily needs.