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vitalism Biol.|ˈvaɪtəlɪz(ə)m|
[a. F. vitalisme, or independently f. vital a. + -ism.]
The doctrine or theory that the origin and phenomena of life are due to or produced by a vital principle, as distinct from a purely chemical or physical force.
1822W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XCIX. 514 His perfect knowledge of anatomy..succeeded in erecting..the vitalism of Bichot. 1877Shields Final Philos. 267 Leading biologists also have maintained a duality of matter and life known as vitalism. 1889Nature 26 Sept. 525 But even at the height of this movement there was a reaction towards vitalism, of which Virchow,..was the greatest exponent. |