Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Mechanist–Vitalist_controversy
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| gptkbp:centralQuestion |
Can life be fully explained by physical and chemical processes?
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| gptkbp:field |
biology
philosophy of science |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mechanist controversy
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
development of cell theory
advances in physiology rise of experimental biology |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Germany |
| gptkbp:mechanistPosition |
Life is reducible to physical and chemical laws.
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Jacques_Loeb
gptkb:Hans_Driesch gptkb:Wilhelm_Roux gptkb:Emil_du_Bois-Reymond |
| gptkbp:period |
early 20th century
late 19th century |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
philosophy of mind
reductionism emergentism |
| gptkbp:result |
decline of vitalism in mainstream science
rise of mechanistic explanations in biology |
| gptkbp:topic |
vitalism
mechanism |
| gptkbp:vitalistPosition |
Life requires non-physical vital forces.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Soviet_philosophy
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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