noun Download 🔗Share The field of study of metaphysics. Examples : "My philosophy teacher is studying metaphysics this semester. " philosophy theory mind soul being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought. Examples : "Professor Davies's metaphysics emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things, influencing her approach to teaching philosophy. " philosophy system doctrine theory being logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fundamental principle or key concept. Examples : "The metaphysics of a successful school project is often collaboration. " philosophy theory doctrine being abstract mind logic system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "Philosophers sometimes say that metaphysics is the study of the ultimate nature of the universe." philosophy being theology mind soul logic science nature abstract Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is. Examples : "In Aristotelian metaphysics physical objects have both form and matter." philosophy theory doctrine mind soul being science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; The logical framework of physics. Examples : "The physicist questioned whether current experiments could truly probe the metaphysics of quantum mechanics, seeking to understand the underlying logical structure governing its behavior. " philosophy physics logic theory science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules. Examples : "Even simple games like tag are built on a hidden metaphysics of fairness and agreed-upon boundaries. " philosophy theory logic doctrine system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world. Examples : "I have a collection of books on metaphysics, covering astral projection, reincarnation, and communication with spirits." philosophy theology mind soul being supernatural Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject. Examples : "This political polemic strikes me as a protracted piece of overwrought, fog-shrouded metaphysics!" philosophy theory mind being doctrine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading