▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁phrase ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁article ▁" On ▁Language : ▁' An imal ▁Sp ir its ' ": ▁▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> <0x09> ▁Thomas ▁Hob bes ▁used ▁the ▁phrase ▁" an imal ▁spirits " ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁pass ive ▁emot ions ▁and ▁instinct s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁natural ▁functions ▁like ▁breath ing . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁Wal do ▁Em erson ▁in ▁Society ▁and ▁Sol itude ▁( 1 8 7 0 ) ▁wrote ▁of ▁" an imal ▁spirits " ▁as ▁prompt ing ▁people ▁to ▁action , ▁in ▁a ▁bro ader ▁sense ▁than ▁Ke yn es ' s : ▁ ▁In ▁social ▁science , ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁refers ▁to ▁" an imal ▁spirits " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁Capital , ▁Volume ▁ 1 . ▁Marx ▁speak s ▁of ▁the ▁animal ▁spirits ▁of ▁the ▁workers , ▁which ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁a ▁capital ist ▁can ▁imp el ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁social ▁interaction ▁and ▁competition ▁within ▁her ▁factory ▁or ▁de press ▁by ▁adopt ing ▁assembly - line ▁work ▁where by ▁the ▁worker ▁repe ats ▁a ▁single ▁task . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁and ▁contempor aneous ▁English ▁use ▁▁ ▁" An imal ▁spirits " ▁was ▁a ▁eu ph em istic ▁late - V ict or ian ▁and ▁Edward ian ▁phrase ▁used ▁by ▁English ▁public ▁school ▁boys ▁such ▁as ▁P . ▁G . ▁W ode house ▁( born ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁E ton ian ▁Ke yn es ) ▁who ▁attended ▁D ul wich ▁College . ▁W ode house ▁and