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Metaphysics

/mɛtəˈfɪzɪks/

The field of study of metaphysics.

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📖 Definitions of "Metaphysics"

noun

1
The field of study of metaphysics.
2
The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
3
A fundamental principle or key concept.

noun

1
The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (ens in quantum ens).
"Philosophers sometimes say that metaphysics is the study of the ultimate nature of the universe."
2
The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.
"In Aristotelian metaphysics physical objects have both form and matter."
3
(by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; The logical framework of physics.
"Even other universes should be a result of different physics. Without rules, these universes wouldn't exist, because they will have an undefined, thus impossible, nature. We will never understand or guess all possible forms of physics. That's why we have to understand the generic metaphysics."
4
(by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Metaphysics"

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Word	Definition
idealismnoun	The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
ontologynoun	(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
cosmologynoun	The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
ontosophynoun	(philosophy) A comprehensive explanation for being (in contrast to merely a description of being, or a reason for being).
transcendentalismnoun	A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.
theosophynoun	(philosophy, religion) Any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.
esotericsnoun	The study of esoterica
foundationalismnoun	(epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
universalismnoun	(theology) The belief that all souls can attain salvation.
metaphysicksnoun	Obsolete form of metaphysics. [(philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ens in quantum ens).]
metametaphysicsnoun	The part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.
metaphilosophynoun	(philosophy) The study of the subject matter, methods, and aims of philosophy.
metaphysicianismnoun	A metaphysical approach to a subject.
metaphysicknoun	Obsolete form of metaphysic. [(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.]
philosophynoun	(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
metaphysical naturalismnoun	(philosophy, metaphysics) Philosophical worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences.
metaphysiciannoun	(philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.
metaphilosophernoun	(philosophy) One who is involved in metaphilosophy.
antimetaphysicsnoun	(philosophy) The belief that spiritual and religious metaphysics is a delusion and pursuing it impedes the advancement of knowledge.
physicalismnoun	(philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality.