Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, See more

Metaphysicians employ a variety of methods to develop metaphysical theories and formulate arguments for and against them. Traditionally, a priori methods have been the dominant approach. They rely on rational intuition and abstract reasoning from general … See more

Metaphysics is related to many fields of inquiry by investigating their basic concepts and relation to the fundamental structure of reality. For example, the natural sciences rely on concepts such as law of nature, causation, necessity, and spacetime to … See more

Existence and categories of being
Metaphysicians often regard existence or being as one of the most basic and general concepts. To … See more

Despite its status as one of the main branches of philosophy, metaphysics has received numerous criticisms questioning its legitimacy as a … See more

The history of metaphysics examines how the inquiry into the basic structure of reality has evolved in the course of history. Metaphysics originated in the ancient period from … See more

• Computational metaphysics
• Doctor of Metaphysics
• Enrico Berti's classification of metaphysics
• Feminist metaphysics
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