What is it to be? What processes can bring things into (or out of) existence? Is there a cause or explanation for the universe as a whole? In critical philosophical discourse, metaphysics has perhaps been tarnished by its Latinate translation as "supernatural," with its strong theological ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world[1] although it is not easily defined.[2] Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two questions: "What is there?" and "What is it (that...
works of Aristotle gathered after the philosopher's death. Coming after works about nature (physics,) they were titled,Metaphysics, "after physics." Thus, the name is a misnomer. Aristotle never used it. However, Aristotle's topics provide the beginning questions metaphysics asks—What is being...
1. What is Metaphysics? It is the study of the one substance that necessarily exists and causes / connects the many material things we observe. It is useful to quote Aristotle since he first formalised the subject of metaphysics.The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively...
Keywords Metaphysics Á Model-building Á Supervenience 1 Introduction What is it to give a philosophical analysis of causation? Or of truth, knowledge, or moral goodness? The aim of this paper is to look at methods and goals in philosophy. Not all kinds of philosophy will be covered. ...
Each element of your plan should be adorned with intentionality. Consider not just what needs to be done but why it matters. Attach profound meaning to each task, transforming them from mundane actions into purposeful steps on your journey. For every goal you set, ask yourself: What is the ...
What is the relationship between a concrete particular and the attroutes we associate with it? most philosophers would concede that our question expresses a pressing metaphysical concern; and many such philosophers would agree about the general form any answer to the question should take. As ... ...
What specifically does it tell us? In general terms, we may say that it not only tries to explain once more the meaning of metaphysics and the means of overcoming it but also reviews the bold lines of SZ, in order to emphasize the fact that this first work, and by implication WM, ...
Routinely I learn concepts of non-duality and sustain a keen sense of awareness and mindfulness. This leads me to a greater comfort level of being free of “all views” and trying to experience things as they are in the now, and be comfortable with no need to change what is, to allow...
Our very first approach to this question has som ething unusual about it. In our asking we posit the nothing in advance as something that “is” such and such; we posit it as a being. But that is exactly what it is distinguished from. Interrogating the nothing—asking what and how it...