Meaning vitalism
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vitalismThe belief that natural phenomena are governed by a life force outside the realm of physical and chemical laws.
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vitalismnoun. 1. the theory that the operations of living beings are ascertained, at least partially, by a life force or standard. Hans Driesch, a German biologist, was the primary exponent of this position, [..]
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vitalismSee modernism
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vitalism(n) (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
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vitalismIllustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Vitalism: A theory that an organic molecule cannot be produced from inorganic molecules, but instead can only be produced from a living organism or some part [..]
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vitalismThe metaphysical doctrine that the functions and processes of Life are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces and that the laws of Physics and Chemistry alone cannot explain Lif [..]
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vitalismThe metaphysical doctrine that the functions and processes of life are due to a vital principle distinct from physicochemical forces and that the laws of physics and chemistry alone cannot explain lif [..]
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vitalismThe idea that biological evolution is self-motivated or willed.
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