Plural of ananke; multiple instances of necessity, constraints, or forces of fate.
Greek plural of ananke, the goddess of necessity; used philosophically to discuss multiple inevitable forces.
When philosophers talk about 'anankes' (plural), they're discussing life's inescapable circumstances—the many necessities we can't escape even if we wanted to!
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