élan vitaln.

/eɪˌlɒn viˈtal/

Etymology: French (H. Bergson L'Évolution créatrice (1907) iii. 276); see élan n.

In the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), a vital impulse or life force, of which we are aware intuitively; spec., an original impetus of life supposed to have brought about the variations which during the course of evolution produced new species; a creative principle found in all living beings. Hence gen., any mysterious vital principle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun]

souleOE

lifeOE

spiritusOE

bloodOE

ghostOE

life and soulOE

quickship?c1225

quicknessc1230

breatha1300

spirita1325

spark1382

naturec1385

sparkle1388

livelinessa1398

rational soula1398

spiracle1398

animal spirit?a1425

vital spiritc1450

soul of the world1525

candle1535

fire1576

three souls1587

vitality?1592

candlelight1596

substance1605

vivacity1611

animality1615

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animals1628

life spring1649

archeus1651

vital1670

spirituosity1677

springs of life1681

microcosmetor1684

vital force1702

vital spark (also flame)1704

stamen1718

vis vitae1752

prana1785

Purusha1785

jiva1807

vital force1822

heartbeat1828

world-soul1828

world-spirit1828

life energy1838

life force1848

ghost soul1869

will to live1871

biogen1882

ki1893

mauri1897

élan vital1907

orgone1942

1907 W. James Let. to Bergson 13 June (1920) II. 292 The élan vital, all contentless and vague as you are obliged to leave it, will be an easy substitute to make fun of.

1912 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Dec. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 61 Your illness..is a trap of the Life Force—the Élan Vital.

1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist i. 33 Bergson..ascribes it [sc. biological progress] to his élan vital... But to say that biological progress is explained by the élan vital is to say that the movement of a train is ‘explained’ by an élan locomotif of the engine.

1938 L. MacNeice Mod. Poetry i. 18 The élan vital of Whitman or of Lawrence.

1959 Listener 28 May 937/1 No other theory as to the basic mechanism of evolution (Lamarckism, orthogenesis, élan vital, etc.) is consonant with the facts of general biology.

1962 Listener 20 Dec. 1062/2 The élan vital? A complete red herring, Dr. Crick asserted; biologists just didn't ask questions like that any more.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	élan vital
释义	élan vitaln. /eɪˌlɒn viˈtal/ Etymology: French (H. Bergson L'Évolution créatrice (1907) iii. 276); see élan n. In the philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), a vital impulse or life force, of which we are aware intuitively; spec., an original impetus of life supposed to have brought about the variations which during the course of evolution produced new species; a creative principle found in all living beings. Hence gen., any mysterious vital principle. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun] souleOE lifeOE spiritusOE bloodOE ghostOE life and soulOE quickship?c1225 quicknessc1230 breatha1300 spirita1325 spark1382 naturec1385 sparkle1388 livelinessa1398 rational soula1398 spiracle1398 animal spirit?a1425 vital spiritc1450 soul of the world1525 candle1535 fire1576 three souls1587 vitality?1592 candlelight1596 substance1605 vivacity1611 animality1615 vividity1616 animals1628 life spring1649 archeus1651 vital1670 spirituosity1677 springs of life1681 microcosmetor1684 vital force1702 vital spark (also flame)1704 stamen1718 vis vitae1752 prana1785 Purusha1785 jiva1807 vital force1822 heartbeat1828 world-soul1828 world-spirit1828 life energy1838 life force1848 ghost soul1869 will to live1871 biogen1882 ki1893 mauri1897 élan vital1907 orgone1942 1907 W. James Let. to Bergson 13 June (1920) II. 292 The élan vital, all contentless and vague as you are obliged to leave it, will be an easy substitute to make fun of. 1912 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Dec. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 61 Your illness..is a trap of the Life Force—the Élan Vital. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist i. 33 Bergson..ascribes it [sc. biological progress] to his élan vital... But to say that biological progress is explained by the élan vital is to say that the movement of a train is ‘explained’ by an élan locomotif of the engine. 1938 L. MacNeice Mod. Poetry i. 18 The élan vital of Whitman or of Lawrence. 1959 Listener 28 May 937/1 No other theory as to the basic mechanism of evolution (Lamarckism, orthogenesis, élan vital, etc.) is consonant with the facts of general biology. 1962 Listener 20 Dec. 1062/2 The élan vital? A complete red herring, Dr. Crick asserted; biologists just didn't ask questions like that any more. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1907
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