vitalism

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vitalism is the once-common belief that living things were different from inanimate objects as they had some innate life-force that was distinct form the forces studies in the physical sciences

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Synonyms:
entelechy

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.