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Vitalism

Vitalism. Vitalism. “Life forces” are active in living organisms. These “life forces” are different from the mechanisms or physical forces explainable by the laws of chemistry and physics. Vitalists.

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Vitalism

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  1. Vitalism

  2. Vitalism • “Life forces” are active in living organisms. • These “life forces” are different from the mechanisms or physical forces explainable by the laws of chemistry and physics.

  3. Vitalists • Vitalists believe that living organisms are different from non-living things because they contain some non-physical element or they are governed by different principles than that of inanimate objects.

  4. Theory behind Vitalism • That there is some force that makes living things alive • A “vital spark” or energy, which some people call the soul.

  5. Medical Philosophies • The most alternative healing practices believed that diseases are the result of an imbalance in the vital energies which distinguish living from non-living matter.

  6. Modern Vitalism • A holistic approach to the cause and treatment of disease. • Acupuncture • Chiropractic • Homeopathy • Naturopathy

  7. Vitalism in Cells • In the biology of a cell, Vitalism is a proposal which states that life is an emergent process • Life cannot be described by simply understanding a number of chemical processes that occur in the cell.

  8. The Acceptance of Vitalism • 20th century scientists and historians often dismissed Vitalism as basically obsolete and even consider it unscientific. • It is a theory to explain the circumstances in which no physical evidence can be provided.

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