Associations to the word «Vitalism»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche