metaphysics

noun

meta·phys·ics ˌme-tə-ˈfi-ziks How to pronounce metaphysics (audio)

plural in form but singular in construction

a(1)

: a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being and that includes ontology, cosmology, and often epistemology

metaphysics … analyzes the generic traits manifested by existences of any kind

J. H. Randall

(2)

: ontology sense 2

: abstract philosophical studies : a study of what is outside objective experience

steered philosophy away from metaphysics and toward the disciplines of natural science and linguistics

Time

: metaphysic sense 2

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Just as physics deals with the laws that govern the physical world (such as those of gravity or the properties of waves), metaphysics describes what is beyond physics—the nature and origin of reality itself, the immortal soul, and the existence of a supreme being. Opinions about these metaphysical topics vary widely, since what's being discussed can't be observed or measured or even truly known to exist. So most metaphysical questions are still as far from a final answer as they were when Plato and Aristotle were asking them.

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Recent Examples on the Web Much of the debate over the issue now seems to occur in the abstract, concerned with the sanctity of life and the metaphysics of conception.

John Anderson, WSJ, 7 June 2022 With its breezy saxophones, sinuous song structures, and lyrical nods to the power of love, metaphysics, and the erotic literature of Henry Miller, MAKANDA was a comprehensive rendering of Kwenders’ musical vision.

Jonathan Zwickel, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 Here was a strange matter of metaphysics—Schrödinger’s phone.

Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 28 May 2022 Even Neil deGrasse Tyson has, more recently, backed away from his Muskian metaphysics.

Jason Kehe, Wired, 9 Mar. 2022 The hollowness of both films goes beyond metaphysics.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022 But the tendency to think this way is mostly our inheritance of an inadequate and un-ecological folk-metaphysics.

Justin E. H. Smith, Wired, 3 Mar. 2022 Western thinkers and their societies did not return to classical metaphysics to understand their predicament.

Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 In this manner, the Western mind accepts Marxism in its nihilistic aspects and remains, as Del Noce observes, incapable of surpassing it with a school of thought that recovers the old language of classical metaphysics and the religion of the Bible.

Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 See More

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释义	metaphysics noun meta·phys·ics ˌme-tə-ˈfi-ziks plural in form but singular in construction 1 a(1) : a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being and that includes ontology, cosmology, and often epistemology metaphysics … analyzes the generic traits manifested by existences of any kind J. H. Randall (2) : ontology sense 2 b : abstract philosophical studies : a study of what is outside objective experience steered philosophy away from metaphysics and toward the disciplines of natural science and linguistics Time 2 : metaphysic sense 2 Did you know? Just as physics deals with the laws that govern the physical world (such as those of gravity or the properties of waves), metaphysics describes what is beyond physics—the nature and origin of reality itself, the immortal soul, and the existence of a supreme being. Opinions about these metaphysical topics vary widely, since what's being discussed can't be observed or measured or even truly known to exist. So most metaphysical questions are still as far from a final answer as they were when Plato and Aristotle were asking them. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Much of the debate over the issue now seems to occur in the abstract, concerned with the sanctity of life and the metaphysics of conception. John Anderson, WSJ, 7 June 2022 With its breezy saxophones, sinuous song structures, and lyrical nods to the power of love, metaphysics, and the erotic literature of Henry Miller, MAKANDA was a comprehensive rendering of Kwenders’ musical vision. Jonathan Zwickel, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 Here was a strange matter of metaphysics—Schrödinger’s phone. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 28 May 2022 Even Neil deGrasse Tyson has, more recently, backed away from his Muskian metaphysics. Jason Kehe, Wired, 9 Mar. 2022 The hollowness of both films goes beyond metaphysics. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022 But the tendency to think this way is mostly our inheritance of an inadequate and un-ecological folk-metaphysics. Justin E. H. Smith, Wired, 3 Mar. 2022 Western thinkers and their societies did not return to classical metaphysics to understand their predicament. Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 In this manner, the Western mind accepts Marxism in its nihilistic aspects and remains, as Del Noce observes, incapable of surpassing it with a school of thought that recovers the old language of classical metaphysics and the religion of the Bible. Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Medieval Latin Metaphysica, title of Aristotle's treatise on the subject, from Greek (ta) meta (ta) physika, literally, the (works) after the physical (works); from its position in his collected works First Known Use 1569, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) metaphysics noun plural of metaphysic as in theories Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance theories axioms tenets philosophies dogmata ideologies manifestoes doctrines manifestos dogmas gospels idealogies watchwords creeds credos testaments
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