Noun: life force lIf fors
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
"The concept of life force was popular in early 20th-century vitalist philosophy"; "Early scientists attributed vitality to an unknown life force";
- vital force, vitality, élan vital
Derived forms: life forces
Type of: force
Encyclopedia: Life force