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1. philosophyterms.com › metaphysicsMetaphysics: Explanation and Examples

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   Metaphysics: Explanation and Examples. 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.

2. plato.stanford.edu › entries › metaphysicsMetaphysics - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Sep 10, 2007 · 3.1 Modality. 3.2 Space and Time. 3.3 Persistence and Constitution. 3.4 Causation, Freedom and Determinism. 3.5 The Mental and Physical. 3.6 Social Metaphysics. 4. The Methodology of Metaphysics. 5. Is Metaphysics Possible? Bibliography. Academic Tools.

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   What are some examples of metaphysics?

   • For instance, the topic of “being as such” (and “existence as such”, if existence is something other than being) is one of the matters that belong to metaphysics on any conception of metaphysics. The following theses are all paradigmatically metaphysical: “To be is to be the value of a bound variable” [Quine].

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   What did ancient philosophers say about metaphysics?

   • Ancient and Medieval philosophers might have said that metaphysics was, like chemistry or astrology, to be defined by its subject-matter: metaphysics was the “science” that studied “being as such” or “the first causes of things” or “things that do not change”. It is no longer possible to define metaphysics that way, for two reasons.

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   What is metaphysics & why is it important?

   • That survey follows. Metaphysics, branch of philosophy whose topics in antiquity and the Middle Ages were the first causes of things and the nature of being. Later, many other topics came to be included under the heading ‘metaphysics.’ The set of problems that now make up the subject matter of metaphysics is extremely diverse.

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   What topics belong to metaphysics?

   • The nature of being, the problem of universals, and the nature of substance have been recognized as topics that belong to “metaphysics” by almost everyone who has used the word. We now turn to topics that belong to metaphysics only in the post-Medieval sense. 3. The Problems of Metaphysics: the “New” Metaphysics

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4. plato.stanford.edu › entries › metaethicsMetaethics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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   Jan 23, 2007 · Metaethics is the attempt to understand the metaphysical, epistemological, semantic, and psychological, presuppositions and commitments of moral thought, talk, and practice. As such, it counts within its domain a broad range of questions and puzzles, including: Is morality more a matter of taste than truth?

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   Apr 19, 2024 · problem of universals. mind-body problem. hylomorphism. personalism. metaphysics, branch of philosophy whose topics in antiquity and the Middle Ages were the first causes of things and the nature of being.

6. plato.stanford.edu › entries › plato-metaphysicsPlato’s Middle Period Metaphysics and Epistemology

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   Jun 9, 2003 · Ethics, for example, concerns how one ought to live and focuses on pleasure, virtue, and happiness. Since, according to Plato (and Socrates), virtue and happiness require knowledge, e.g., knowledge of goods and evils, Plato's ethics is inseparable from his epistemology.

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   It belongs to applied philosophy and studies the applications of metaphysics, both within philosophy and other fields of inquiry. In ethics and philosophy of religion , it concerns topics like the ontological foundation of moral claims and religious doctrines. [20]

9. iep.utm.edu › kantmetaKant, Immanuel: Metaphysics | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Kant’s contributions to ethics have been just as substantial, if not more so, than his work in metaphysics and epistemology. He is the most important proponent in philosophical history of deontological, or duty based, ethics.