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vitalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory |
| Derivation | vitalist |
Examples of vitalism
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Vitalism has many faces and has sprung up in many areas of scientific inquiry.
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Vitalism has sometimes been criticized as begging the question by inventing a name.
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True, no biologist has really believed in vitalism for more than a century.
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Vitalism is the belief that the life-principle is essentially immaterial.
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Mainstream biologists reject vitalism on the grounds that it opposes the scientific method.
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Chiropractic's early philosophy was rooted in vitalism, spiritual inspiration and rationalism.
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By the 1930s vitalism had fallen out of favour by most biologists.
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Compared with bioenergetic medicines, biofield therapies have a stronger identity with vitalism.
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I love the primitive vitalism that permeates Mike Adams'beliefs.
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- (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
- (vitalist) one who believes in vitalism
- Vitalism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is
- (vitalist) Someone who believes in vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors; Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors
- The idea that life processes have a component entirely separate from the constraints of the laws of natural science.
- The doctrine that life is the basic reality, of which everything else is a form or manifestation
- The theory that the phenomena of organic life cannot be explained by the properties of physical matter alone, and that consequently they must be due to some nonphysical vital principle. Attempts to define such a principle have been vague and various. ...
- Theory that life originates due to a force distinct from chemical and other physical forces. The classical 18th century vitalist doctrines propose that all life phenomena are animated by immaterial life spirits. ...
- Evolution is the product of an ever-present and inherent urge (entelechy) in all things.
