- "Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality."
The study of fundamental questions about reality, including the nature of existence and causation.
Ontology: The study of the nature of existence, reality, or being.
Epistemology: The study of knowledge, belief, and justification.
Cosmology: The study of the universe and its origins.
Causation: The study of the relationship between cause and effect.
Time and Space: The study of the concepts of time and space.
Mind and Body: The study of the relationship between the mind and the body.
Free Will: The study of the concept of free will.
Teleology: The study of purpose and design in nature.
Ethics: The study of moral values and principles.
Existentialism: The study of the nature of existence and meaning in life.
Phenomenology: The study of subjective experience and consciousness.
Ontological Argument: The study of arguments for the existence of God based on the concept of existence.
Determinism: The study of the idea that all events are determined by causes external to the will.
Rationalism: The study of the role of reason in acquiring knowledge.
Empiricism: The study of the role of experience in acquiring knowledge.
Relativism: The study of the idea that all knowledge is relative to a particular individual or culture.
Skepticism: The study of doubt and skepticism as an intellectual position.
Ontology: Study of being and existence; the nature of existence, reality, and what things exist.
Epistemology: Study of knowledge and belief; how we can know things and whether we can know anything at all.
Cosmology: Study of the universe's origin, structure, and purpose.
Teleology: Study of purpose, design, and directionality in nature.
Axiology: Study of values and ethical theories; what things are worth pursuing or avoiding.
Philosophy of Mind: Study of the relationship between the mind and the body, consciousness, and mental states.
Metaphysics of Science: An examination of the fundamental concepts and assumptions underlying scientific theories.
Metaphysics of Religion: A study of the nature of God or gods, and religious beliefs and practices.
Philosophy of Language: Study of how language represents reality and the relationship between language and thought.
Philosophy of Time: Study of the nature of time, the flow of time, and how we experience time.
Philosophy of Space: Study of the nature of space, dimensions, and spatial relations.
Naturalistic Metaphysics: A study of metaphysical questions that can be answered purely on the basis of the natural sciences.
Transcendental Metaphysics: A study of the nature and limits of human knowledge and experience.
- "This includes the first principles of: being or existence, identity, change, space and time, cause and effect, necessity, actuality, and possibility."
- "Metaphysics is considered one of the four main branches of philosophy, along with epistemology, logic, and ethics."
- "It includes questions about the nature of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter."
- "Metaphysics studies questions related to the relationship between substance and attribute."
- "Metaphysics studies questions related to the relationship between potentiality and actuality."
- "Metaphysics seeks to answer, in an abstract and fully general manner, the questions of: What is it that exists?"
- "Metaphysics seeks to answer... the question of what types of existence there are."
- "Metaphysics seeks to answer... in an abstract and fully general manner."
- "Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality."
- "This includes the first principles of:... identity..."
- "This includes the first principles of:... change..."
- "This includes the first principles of:... space and time..."
- "This includes the first principles of:... cause and effect..."
- "This includes the first principles of:... necessity..."
- "This includes the first principles of:... actuality..."
- "This includes the first principles of:... possibility."
- "Metaphysics seeks to answer... the question of what it is for something to exist."
- "Metaphysics seeks to answer... the question of What it is like."
- "Metaphysics includes questions about the nature of consciousness, the relationship between mind and matter, between substance and attribute, and between potentiality and actuality."