In your initial post of 250-500 words include the following:
Provide a brief definition of vitalism in your own words.
Briefly describe vitalism's historical context by addressing the following:
How was vitalism originally understood and how was this definition disproven?
How do the modern definitions differ from the definition that was disproven?
Describe the ways in which vitalism relates to holism.
Choose two of the quotations from the resource by Snider, et al. Compare and contrast these two views of vitalism. How are they similar and how are they different? What aspects do you agree or disagree with?