1) Philosophical doctrine 2) Philosophical theory
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Vitalism is the doctrine that `living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things`. Where vitalism explicitly invokes a vital principle, that element is often referred to as the `vital spark`, `energy` or `éla...
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[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 thing, Jains avoid killing any living creature, eve...
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the doctrine that there is a vital force behind life
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• (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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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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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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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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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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n] - a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
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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 chemical and physical forces. 3. A former theory that...
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noun (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
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(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 vital. (See H. Driesch, Der Vttalismus als Gesch....
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