1) Aristotle masterpiece 2) Field for Aristotle 3) Philosophy 4) Philosophy division
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1) Cosmology 2) Ontological 3) Ontology
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The science of the transcendentals, which are the ultimate attributes of all that exists or has being. It studies being as one, true, good, and beautiful. General Metaphysics is also called Ontology. (See Ontology) Special Metaphysics includes the study of all immaterial reality as we examine it in Psychology, Cosmology and Natural Theology, or The...
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Metaphysics is a traditional branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms: A person who studies metaphysics is called a metaphysicist or a met...
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[Aristotle] Metaphysics (Greek: τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά; Latin: Metaphysica) is one of the principal works of Aristotle and the first major work of the branch of philosophy with the same name. The principal subject is `being qua being`, or being understood as being. It examines what can be asserted about anything that exists just...
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study of principles of nature and thought
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the highest form of philosophy, which attempts to gain knowledge of the ideas. Because the traditional, speculative perspective fails to succeed in this task, Kant suggests a new, hypothetical perspective for metaphysics. Metaphysics can succeed only when it is preceded by Critique. (Cf. Critique.)
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the highest aspect of philosophy*, attempting to gain knowledge of the ideas. Because the traditional, speculative perspective fails to succeed in this task, Kant suggests a new, hypothetical perspective for metaphysics. Metaphysics can succeed only when it is preceded by Critique. See also metaphysics*.
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• (n.) The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosoph...
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the philosophical study whose object is to determine the real nature of things—to determine the meaning, structure, and principles of whatever is ... [53 related articles]
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The study of being, or what really exists. All the ‘ultimate stuff’ questions are metaphysical ones. Meta means after or transcending.
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Branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, in particular `being` (ontology) and `knowing` (
epistemology), and that is concerned with the ultimate nature of reality. It has been...
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1. The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; phylosophy in gene...
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the highest form of philosophy, which attempts to gain knowledge of the ideas. Because the traditional, speculative perspective fails to succeed in this task, Kant suggests a new, hypothetical perspective for metaphysics. Metaphysics can succeed only when it is preceded by Critique. (Cf. Critique.)
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Met`a·phys'ics noun [ Greek ... ... ... after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, from ... beyond, after + ... relating to external nature, natural, physical, from ... nature: confer French
métaphysique . See
Physics . The term was first used by the followers of Ar...
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Metaphysics (from Greek, 'the things after the physics', from the ordering of Aristotle's works), is the branch of philosophy which studies the most general categories and concepts which are presupposed in descriptions of ourselves and the world. Examples are causality, substance, ontology, time, and reality. Metaphysical questions have a very broa...
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n] - the philosophical study of being and knowing
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metaphysics, metaphysic 1. Philosophy The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value (used with a singular verb). 2. The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline: the metaphysics of law (used with a plural verb).BR> 3. A pr...
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noun the philosophical study of being and knowing
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(Gr. meta ta Physika) Arbitrary title given by Andronicus of Rhodes, circa 70 B.C. to a certain collection of Aristotelean writings. Traditionally given by the oracular phrase: 'The science of being as such.' To be distinguished from the study of being under some particular aspect; hence opposed to such sciences as are concerned with ens mobile, e....
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Branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, in particular `being` (ontology) and `knowing` (epistemology), and that is concerned with the ultimate nature of reality. It has been maintained that no certain knowledge of metaphysical questions is possible. Epistemology, or the study of how we know, lies at the threshold ...
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The branch of philosophy which studies the underlying structure of reality. Central questions in metaphysics include: Can we act freely? What is it for something to exist? How are causes related to their effects? What is time? What is space? How is change possible?
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