Concept

Odic force

Overview

Odic force (also called Od , Odyle, Önd, Odes, Odylic, Odyllic, or Odems) was a hypothetical vital energy or life force believed in by some in the mid-19th century. The name was coined by Baron Carl von Reichenbach in 1845 in reference to the Germanic god Odin.

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Philosophers who discussed Odic force

• Carl Reichenbach

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Place in the tradition

Part of Vitalism.

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