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Elan Vital

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Noun

1. elan vital, life force, vital force, vitality

(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

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Elan Vital

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noun
a creative principle held by Henri Bergson to be present in all organisms and responsible for evolution
Compare Bergsonism

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Elan Vital

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in Bergsonian philosophy, the original vital impulse which is the substance of consciousness and nature

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Elan Vital

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n.
The vital impulse hypothesized by Henri Bergson as the creative source of the evolution of life and consciousness in nature. Also called life force.

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