VITALISM

vitalism

(noun) (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vitalism (countable and uncountable, plural vitalisms)

The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.

Source: Wiktionary


Vi"tal*ism, n. (Biol.)

Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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