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   Met·a·phys·ics

   /ˈmedəˌfiziks/

   

   plural

   • 1. the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space: "they would regard the question of the initial conditions for the universe as belonging to the realm of metaphysics or religion"
   • ▪ abstract theory with no basis in reality: "the very subject of milk pricing involves one in a wonderland of accounting practice and a metaphysics all its own"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: representing medieval Latin metaphysica (neuter plural), based on Greek ta meta ta phusika ‘the things after the Physics’, referring to the sequence of Aristotle's works: the title came to denote the branch of study treated in the books, later interpreted as meaning ‘the science of things transcending what is physical or natural’.

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   • 1. metaphysicize verb

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MetaphysicsMetaphysics - Wikipedia

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   Definition. Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between matter and mind. It is one of the oldest branches of philosophy.

3. philosophyterms.com › metaphysicsMetaphysics: Explanation and Examples

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   I. Definition and Key Ideas. Metaphysics is the most abstract branch of philosophy. It’s the branch that deals with the “first principles” of existence, seeking to define basic concepts like existence, being, causality, substance, time, and space. Within metaphysics, one of the main sub-branches is ontology, or the study of being.

4. www.britannica.com › summary › metaphysicsConcept, problems, and theories of metaphysics | Britannica

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   metaphysics, Branch of philosophy that studies the ultimate structure and constitution of reality—i.e., of that which is real, insofar as it is real. The term, which means literally “what comes after physics,” was used to refer to the treatise by Aristotle on what he himself called “first philosophy.”

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › metaphysicsMETAPHYSICS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Metaphysics definition: the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology.. See examples of METAPHYSICS used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETAPHYSICS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   METAPHYSICS definition: 1. the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge 2. the part of…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Metaphysics - Oxford Reference

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   6 days ago · Overview. metaphysics. Quick Reference. According to Bradley, metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe on instinct, although as Broad remarked, to find these reasons is no less an instinct.

8. plato.stanford.edu › entries › aristotle-metaphysicsAristotle’s Metaphysics - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Oct 8, 2000 · Back to Top. Aristotle’s Metaphysics. First published Sun Oct 8, 2000; substantive revision Sat Nov 21, 2020. The first major work in the history of philosophy to bear the title “Metaphysics” was the treatise by Aristotle that we have come to know by that name.