Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Traditionally, the attempt to determine what general sorts of things there are in the universe (particularly those of a basic, non-reducible sort). But to do this is also to suggest a classification of the sciences so that too is metaphysics. Examples: 1) materialism = the view that only material objects are real; 2) dualism = both bodies and minds are real and basic.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Philosophy
- Category: General philosophy
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Literature Category: Fiction
Faust
The protagonist of a German folk tale who makes a deal with the demon Mephistopheles for knowledge and power beyond the earthly realm. In exchange, he ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Inorganic pigments(45)
- Inorganic salts(2)
- Phosphates(1)
- Oxides(1)
- Inorganic acids(1)
Inorganic chemicals(50) Terms
- Mapping science(4042)
- Soil science(1654)
- Physical oceanography(1561)
- Geology(1407)
- Seismology(488)
- Remote sensing(446)
Earth science(10026) Terms
- Prevention & protection(6450)
- Fire fighting(286)
Fire safety(6736) Terms
- Biochemistry(4818)
- Genetic engineering(2618)
- Biomedical(4)
- Green biotechnology(4)
- Blue biotechnology(1)
Biotechnology(7445) Terms
- General accounting(956)
- Auditing(714)
- Tax(314)
- Payroll(302)
- Property(1)