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noun
- 1. the energy or spirit which animates living creatures; the soul: "the principle which animates the human being can be visualized as the vital force"
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noun. (esp in early biological theory) a hypothetical force, independent of physical and chemical forces, regarded as being the causative factor of the evolution and development of living organisms.
(esp in early biological theory) a hypothetical force, independent of physical and chemical forces, regarded as being the causative factor of the evolution and development of living organisms
vital force. vitalism, school of scientific thought—the germ of which dates from Aristotle—that attempts (in opposition to mechanism and organicism) to explain the nature of life as resulting from a vital force peculiar to living organisms and different from all other forces found outside living things.
vitalism, school of scientific thought—the germ of which dates from Aristotle—that attempts (in opposition to mechanism and organicism) to explain the nature of life as resulting from a vital force peculiar to living organisms and different from all other forces found outside living things.
Vital force theory suggested that organic matter could only be created by organisms making organic compounds from non-organic ones. Explore the definition and principles...
Where vitalism explicitly invokes a vital principle, that element is often referred to as the "vital spark", "energy", "élan vital" (coined by vitalist Henri Bergson), "vital force", or "vis vitalis", which some equate with the soul.
Jan 16, 2022 · Vitalism encapsulates people’s historical understanding of nature and life as a unique force. There have been various historical forms of vitalism, as well as various...
