Motiv (von moveo): Beweggrund , Bestimmungsgrund des Handelns, des ... ... the will of a sensitive being, is supposed to serve as a mean of determining him to act, or voluntary to forbear to act, upon any occasion« ...
Lexikoneintrag zu »Motiv«. Eisler, Rudolf: Wörterbuch der philosophischen Begriffe, Band 1. Berlin 1904, S. 695-699.