vitalism

[ vahyt-l-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈvaɪt lˌɪz əm /

the doctrine that phenomena are only partly controlled by mechanical forces, and are in some measure self-determining.Compare dynamism (def. 1), mechanism (def. 8).

Biology. a doctrine that ascribes the functions of a living organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and physical forces.

Origin of vitalism

First recorded in 1815–25; vital + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM vitalism

vi·tal·ist, noun, adjectivevi·tal·is·tic, adjectivevi·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby vitalism

vital capacity, vital force, vital function, Vitalian, vital index, vitalism, vitality, vitality test, vitalize, Vitallium, vitalometer

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Example sentences from the Web for vitalism

In this way physiology of development would lead us straight on into vitalism.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various
Vitalism and teleology are coming back again into biology in new forms.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson
This, of course, is vitalism, and vitalism in its extreme or animistic form.
Studies in the History and Method of Science|Various
His theory is a mixture of vitalism and atomism, designed to eliminate the "fortune and chance" resident in Digby's concept.
Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England|Charles W. Bodemer

The current controversy between mechanism and vitalism enforces the point which I desire to make.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

British Dictionary definitions for vitalism

vitalism

/ (ˈvaɪtəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

the philosophical doctrine that the phenomena of life cannot be explained in purely mechanical terms because there is something immaterial which distinguishes living from inanimate matterCompare dynamism, mechanism

Derived forms of vitalism

vitalist, noun, adjectivevitalistic, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	vitalism
释义	vitalism [ vahyt-l-iz-uhm ] / ˈvaɪt lˌɪz əm / the doctrine that phenomena are only partly controlled by mechanical forces, and are in some measure self-determining.Compare dynamism (def. 1), mechanism (def. 8). Biology. a doctrine that ascribes the functions of a living organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and physical forces. Origin of vitalism First recorded in 1815–25; vital + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM vitalism vi·tal·ist, noun, adjectivevi·tal·is·tic, adjectivevi·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby vitalism vital capacity, vital force, vital function, Vitalian, vital index, vitalism, vitality, vitality test, vitalize, Vitallium, vitalometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vitalism In this way physiology of development would lead us straight on into vitalism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3\|Various Vitalism and teleology are coming back again into biology in new forms. Major Prophets of To-Day\|Edwin E. Slosson This, of course, is vitalism, and vitalism in its extreme or animistic form. Studies in the History and Method of Science\|Various His theory is a mixture of vitalism and atomism, designed to eliminate the "fortune and chance" resident in Digby's concept. Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England\|Charles W. Bodemer The current controversy between mechanism and vitalism enforces the point which I desire to make. A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'\|Norman Kemp Smith British Dictionary definitions for vitalism vitalism / (ˈvaɪtəˌlɪzəm) / noun the philosophical doctrine that the phenomena of life cannot be explained in purely mechanical terms because there is something immaterial which distinguishes living from inanimate matterCompare dynamism, mechanism Derived forms of vitalism vitalist, noun, adjectivevitalistic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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