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Concepts associés (4)
Odic force
Odic force (also called Od [õd], Odyle, Önd, Odes, Odylic, Odyllic, or Odems) is the name given in the mid-19th century to a hypothetical vital energy or life force by Baron Carl von Reichenbach. Von Reichenbach coined the name from that of the Germanic god Odin in 1845. As von Reichenbach was investigating the manner in which the human nervous system could be affected by various substances, he conceived the existence of a new force allied to electricity, magnetism, and heat, a force which he thought was radiated by most substances, and to the influence of which different people are variously sensitive.
Energy (esotericism)
Proponents and practitioners of various esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine refer to a variety of claimed experiences and phenomena as being due to "energy" or "force" that defy measurement and thus are distinguished from the scientific form of energy. Claims related to energy therapies are most often anecdotal, rather than being based on repeatable empirical evidence. There is no scientific evidence for the existence of such energy, and physics educators criticize the use of the term "energy" to describe ideas in esotericism and sprituality as potentially confusing.
Vitalisme
Le vitalisme est une tradition philosophique pour laquelle le vivant n'est pas réductible aux lois physico-chimiques. Elle envisage la vie comme de la matière animée d'un principe ou force vitale, en latin vis vitalis, qui s'ajouterait pour les êtres vivants aux lois de la matière. Selon cette conception, cette force vitale serait une cause mystérieuse et unique censée être capable d'insuffler la vie à la matière ou de former in vivo des composés comme l'acide acétique ou l'éthanol.
Ch'i (spiritualité)
Le ch'i (), ou ki (japonais : 気), ou encore chi, que l'on peut traduire par « flux d'énergie naturelle », est une notion des cultures chinoise et japonaise qui désigne un principe fondamental formant et animant l'univers et la vie. Pour les adeptes du taoisme et de la médecine traditionnelle chinoise, le ch'i est à l'origine de l'univers et relie les êtres et les choses entre eux : .