zoonomia

Example:The mechanistic viewpoint contrasts with zoonomia by denying a common origin and instead focusing on chemical and physical mechanisms of life.

Definition:A perspective in biology and science that reduces biological processes to physics and chemistry, excluding vital forces and organic heat.

Example:Reductionism sought to explain life without recourse to organic heat or vital forces, differing from the tenets of zoonomia.

Definition:The process of explaining complex systems or ideas in terms of the interaction of their parts, typically by using the principles and methods of the natural sciences.