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   Vitalism
   [Jainism] Vitalism, also known as dynamism is the philosophy expounded by Mahavira, a prominent teacher of Jainism. It combined the earlier Jain teacher Pārśvanātha`s asceticism and the naturalistic teachings of the Ājīvikas. Because life is to be considered sacred and in every living t...
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   vitalism
   [n] - a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
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   Vitalism
   Vi'tal·ism noun (Biol.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
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   vitalism
   <biology> The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   vitalism
   noun (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
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   Vitalism
   • (n.) The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
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   vitalism
   school of scientific thought—the germ of which dates from Aristotle—that attempts (in opposition to mechanism and organicism) to explain the nature ... [10 related articles]
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   vitalism
   vitalism 1. The theory, or doctrine, that life processes arise from or contain a non-material vital principle and cannot be explained entirely as physical and chemical phenomena. 2. The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chem...
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   Vitalism
   Vitalism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is Where vitalism explicitly invokes a vital principle, that element is often referred to as the "vital spark", "energy" or "élan vital", which some equate with the "soul". Vitalism has a long history in medical philosophies: most traditional...
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    vitalism
    The now-discredited hypothesis that only living tissue, by virtue of possessing some 'life-force,' can produce organic compounds. Among its greatest advocates was Berzelius and, more recently, Bergson. Although Wöhler's synthesis of urea posed a serious empirical challenge to this point of view...
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    Vitalism
    (Lat. vita, life) The doctrine that phenomena of life possess a character sui generis by virtue of which they differ radically from physico-chemical phenomena. The vitalist ascribes the activities of living organisms to the operation of a 'vital force' such as Driesch's 'entelechy' or Bergson's elan...
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    vitalism
    Type: Term Pronunciation: vī′tăl-izm Definitions: 1. The theory that animal functions are dependent upon a special form of energy or force, the vital force, distinct from the physical forces. Synonyms: vis vitae, vis vitalis
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    vitalism
    1) Philosophical doctrine 2) Philosophical theory
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