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   metaphysical

   /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to metaphysics: "the essentially metaphysical question of the nature of mind"
   • ▪ based on abstract reasoning: "an empiricist rather than a metaphysical view of law" Similar abstracttheoreticalconceptualnotionalphilosophicalspeculativeintellectualacademicunpracticalabstrusereconditeOpposite empirical
   • ▪ transcending physical matter or the laws of nature: "Good and Evil are inextricably linked in a metaphysical battle across space and time" Similar transcendentalspiritualsupernaturalparanormalextramundaneunearthlyetherealincorporealOpposite physical
   • 2. of or characteristic of the metaphysical poets.

   noun

   • 1. the metaphysical poets.

   Derivatives

   • 1. metaphysically adverb

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MetaphysicsMetaphysics - Wikipedia

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › metaphysicalMetaphysical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : of or relating to metaphysics. metaphysical truth. metaphysical speculation. 2. a. : of or relating to the transcendent (see transcendent sense 1) or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETAPHYSICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   METAPHYSICAL definition: 1. relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge: 2…. Learn more.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › metaphysicsMetaphysics Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of METAPHYSICS is a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being and that includes ontology, cosmology, and often epistemology. How to use metaphysics in a sentence.

6. philosophyterms.com › metaphysicsMetaphysics: Explanation and Examples

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   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. Within metaphysics, one of the main sub-branches is ontology, or the study of being. These two terms are so closely ...

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › metaphysicalMETAPHYSICAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. relating to or concerned with metaphysics. (of a statement or theory) having the form of an empirical hypothesis, but in fact immune from empirical testing and therefore (in the view of the logical positivists) literally meaningless. (popularly) abstract, abstruse, or unduly theoretical.

8. plato.stanford.edu › entries › metaphysicsMetaphysics - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Sep 10, 2007 · Metaphysics. It is not easy to say what metaphysics is. Ancient and Medieval philosophers might have said that metaphysics was, like chemistry or astrology, to be defined by its subject-matter: metaphysics was the “science” that studied “being as such” or “the first causes of things” or “things that do not change”.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMETAPHYSICAL definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   METAPHYSICAL meaning: 1. relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence and knowledge: 2…. Learn more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › metaphysicalMetaphysical - definition of metaphysical by The Free Dictionary

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    metaphysical. 1. (Philosophy) relating to or concerned with metaphysics. 2. (Philosophy) (of a statement or theory) having the form of an empirical hypothesis, but in fact immune from empirical testing and therefore (in the view of the logical positivists) literally meaningless.

11. www.britannica.com › topic › metaphysicsMetaphysics | Definition, Problems, Theories, History, &...

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    Jun 25, 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.