metaphysics

[ met-uh-fiz-iks ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology.

philosophy, especially in its more abstruse branches.

the underlying theoretical principles of a subject or field of inquiry.

(initial capital letter, italics) a treatise (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle, dealing with first principles, the relation of universals to particulars, and the teleological doctrine of causation.

Origin of metaphysics

1560–70; <Medieval Latin metaphysica<Medieval Greek (tà) metaphysiká (neuter plural), Greek tà metà tà physiká the (works) after the Physics; with reference to the arrangement of Aristotle's writings

Words nearby metaphysics

metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic, metaphysical, metaphysician, metaphysicize, metaphysics, metaphysis, metaphyte, metaplasia, metaplasm, metaplastic anemia

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Example sentences from the Web for metaphysics

Today, metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that, loosely speaking, deals with those assumptions which physicists make in the constructions of theories that are not grounded in empirical evidence.
Your Guide to the Many Meanings of Quantum Mechanics - Facts So Romantic|Sabine Hossenfelder|September 3, 2020|Nautilus
“All these questions of physics and metaphysics have changed because physics have changed,” says Sánchez.
Vatican Science on Christmas and Creationism|Christopher Dickey|December 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They are read as being about blackness, as both color and mental state, or even as metaphysics.
Ad Reinhardt's Black (-on-Black) Humor|Blake Gopnik|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is, perhaps, the first crime writer since Christopher Marlowe to have a degree in metaphysics.
Why You Should Read Ken Bruen the Master of Irish Noir|Allen Barra|March 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

This fop, played by Griffin, is for winning a beauty by the rules of metaphysics.
Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3)|John Doran
Metaphysics is the science of being in general, and therefore of the things which become objects apprehended by our minds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various
Hence it was easy for Kant to show that our science is wholly relative and our metaphysics entirely artificial.
Bergson and His Philosophy|J. Alexander Gunn
In a fourth a system of idealistic metaphysics is being excogitated; in a fifth the impossibility of metaphysics is being shown.
Pragmatism|William James
And so also is the distinction in German metaphysics, between the mind's acts and its passive states.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic|William Stebbing

British Dictionary definitions for metaphysics

metaphysics

/ (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪks) /

noun (functioning as singular)

the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, esp of being and knowing

the philosophical study of the nature of reality, concerned with such questions as the existence of God, the external world, etc

See descriptive metaphysics

(popularly) abstract or subtle discussion or reasoning

Derived forms of metaphysics

metaphysician (ˌmɛtəfɪˈzɪʃən) or metaphysicist (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪsɪst), noun

Word Origin for metaphysics

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Greek ta meta ta phusika the things after the physics, from the arrangement of the subjects treated in the works of Aristotle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for metaphysics

metaphysics

The field in philosophy that studies ultimate questions, such as whether every event has a cause and what things are genuinely real.

单词	metaphysics
释义	metaphysics [ met-uh-fiz-iks ] / ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metaphysics ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a singular verb) the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. philosophy, especially in its more abstruse branches. the underlying theoretical principles of a subject or field of inquiry. (initial capital letter, italics) a treatise (4th century b.c.) by Aristotle, dealing with first principles, the relation of universals to particulars, and the teleological doctrine of causation. Origin of metaphysics 1560–70; <Medieval Latin metaphysica<Medieval Greek (tà) metaphysiká (neuter plural), Greek tà metà tà physiká the (works) after the Physics; with reference to the arrangement of Aristotle's writings Words nearby metaphysics metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic, metaphysical, metaphysician, metaphysicize, metaphysics, metaphysis, metaphyte, metaplasia, metaplasm, metaplastic anemia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metaphysics Today, metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that, loosely speaking, deals with those assumptions which physicists make in the constructions of theories that are not grounded in empirical evidence. Your Guide to the Many Meanings of Quantum Mechanics - Facts So Romantic\|Sabine Hossenfelder\|September 3, 2020\|Nautilus “All these questions of physics and metaphysics have changed because physics have changed,” says Sánchez. Vatican Science on Christmas and Creationism\|Christopher Dickey\|December 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST They are read as being about blackness, as both color and mental state, or even as metaphysics. Ad Reinhardt's Black (-on-Black) Humor\|Blake Gopnik\|December 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He is, perhaps, the first crime writer since Christopher Marlowe to have a degree in metaphysics. Why You Should Read Ken Bruen the Master of Irish Noir\|Allen Barra\|March 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST This fop, played by Griffin, is for winning a beauty by the rules of metaphysics. Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3)\|John Doran Metaphysics is the science of being in general, and therefore of the things which become objects apprehended by our minds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8\|Various Hence it was easy for Kant to show that our science is wholly relative and our metaphysics entirely artificial. Bergson and His Philosophy\|J. Alexander Gunn In a fourth a system of idealistic metaphysics is being excogitated; in a fifth the impossibility of metaphysics is being shown. Pragmatism\|William James And so also is the distinction in German metaphysics, between the mind's acts and its passive states. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic\|William Stebbing British Dictionary definitions for metaphysics metaphysics / (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪks) / noun (functioning as singular) the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles, esp of being and knowing the philosophical study of the nature of reality, concerned with such questions as the existence of God, the external world, etc See descriptive metaphysics (popularly) abstract or subtle discussion or reasoning Derived forms of metaphysics metaphysician (ˌmɛtəfɪˈzɪʃən) or metaphysicist (ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪsɪst), noun Word Origin for metaphysics C16: from Medieval Latin, from Greek ta meta ta phusika the things after the physics, from the arrangement of the subjects treated in the works of Aristotle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to metaphysics system, thought, outlook, theory, viewpoint, thinking, idea, wisdom, ideology, attitude, truth, doctrine, logic, tenet, reasoning, view, conception, axiom, reason, values Cultural definitions for metaphysics metaphysics The field in philosophy that studies ultimate questions, such as whether every event has a cause and what things are genuinely real. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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metaphysics

noun (used with a singular verb)

Origin of metaphysics

Words nearby metaphysics

Example sentences from the Web for metaphysics

British Dictionary definitions for metaphysics

noun (functioning as singular)

Derived forms of metaphysics

Word Origin for metaphysics

Words related to metaphysics

Cultural definitions for metaphysics