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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 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 is metaphysics in philosophy?

   • Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is often characterized as first philosophy, implying that it is more fundamental than other forms of philosophical inquiry.

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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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   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.

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   Sep 10, 2007 · Second, there are many philosophical problems that are now considered to be metaphysical problems (or at least partly metaphysical problems) that are in no way related to first causes or unchanging things—the problem of free will, for example, or the problem of the mental and the physical.

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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.

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   Nov 21, 2023 · What is metaphysics, and why is it important? Learn about the definition, topics, and examples by exploring this ancient philosophy. Updated: 11/21/2023.

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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.

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   Oct 8, 2000 · 1. The Subject Matter of Aristotle’s Metaphysics. Aristotle himself described his subject matter in a variety of ways: as ‘first philosophy’, or ‘the study of being qua being’, or ‘wisdom’, or ‘theology’. A comment on these descriptions will help to clarify Aristotle’s topic.

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   In the history of Western philosophy, metaphysics has been understood in various ways: as an inquiry into what basic categories of things there are (e.g., the mental and the physical); as the study of reality, as opposed to appearance; as the study of the world as a whole; and as a theory of first principles.