Definitions for elan vital
elan vi·tal

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

   (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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1. élan vitalnoun

   The life force or vital principle posited in the philosophy of Henri Bergson; any mysterious or creative vital principle.

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1. Élan vital

   Élan vital (French pronunciation: ​[elɑ̃ vital]) is a term coined by French philosopher Henri Bergson in his 1907 book Creative Evolution, in which he addresses the question of self-organisation and spontaneous morphogenesis of things in an increasingly complex manner. Élan vital was translated in the English edition as "vital impetus", but is usually translated by his detractors as "vital force". It is a hypothetical explanation for evolution and development of organisms, which Bergson linked closely with consciousness – the intuitive perception of experience and the flow of inner time.

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1. elan vital

   Elan vital is a philosophical term coined by French philosopher Henri Bergson in his 1907 book "Creative Evolution". It refers to the vital force or impulse of life; a creative principle responsible for evolution and the development of organisms, which Bergson proposed distinguishes living from non-living things. The term has been interpreted as Bergson's metaphor for the process of organic evolution, but also as an intangible life force that drives evolution and growth.

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1. Élan vital

   Élan vital was coined by French philosopher Henri Bergson in his 1907 book Creative Evolution, in which he addresses the question of self-organisation and spontaneous morphogenesis of things in an increasingly complex manner. Elan vital was translated in the English edition as "vital impetus", but is usually translated by his detractors as "vital force". It is a hypothetical explanation for evolution and development of organisms, which Bergson linked closely with consciousness. It was believed by others that this essence could be harvested and embedded into an inanimate substance and activated with electricity, perhaps taking literally another of Bergson's metaphorical descriptions, the "current of life". The British biologist Julian Huxley remarked that Bergson’s élan vital is no better an explanation of life than is explaining the operation of a railway engine by its élan locomotif. The same epistemological fallacy is parodied in Molière's Le Malade imaginaire, where a quack "answers" the question of "Why does opium cause sleep?" with "Because of its soporific power." Huxley happily used the term élan vital in a more metaphorical sense, as may be seen from the following excerpt:

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1. alleviant

2. vanillate

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   The numerical value of elan vital in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of elan vital in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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