Aug 21, 2015 · Heidegger once delivered a famous lecture called "What Is Metaphysics." After he finished and a baffled silence a student raised his hand. "But Professor Heidegger," he asked, "what …

May 30, 2020 · According to this (old) page, metaphysics is the study of things beyond anything humans can perceive. Because of this fact, metaphysics is relatively faith-based discipline and, compared to …

So, a metaphysical conclusion we can draw from this is: "The world is such that matter is governed by physical laws." This is a metaphysical conclusion because it describes a way that reality is - laws are …

Sep 1, 2016 · Metaphysical truths are usually truths that predicate the "true being", if one believes in such a thing. So to Plato existence of the ideal realm is a metaphysical truth, and to Aristotle of the …

Mar 22, 2018 · I only try to answer your headline question: When does metaphysics stop being speculation? According to the philosophy of Critical Rationalism, metaphysics stops being …

Dec 8, 2024 · Note here that metaphysical does not mean of a religious nature but really the theoretical fundamentals of a theory of the natural world. Is that definition clear enough to make a distinction …

Mar 11, 2016 · Metaphysics seems to be a field that is almost purely abstract. However, I am also interested in knowing how metaphysics has impacted the real world, if at all.

Jun 15, 2025 · Philosophers often distinguish between different types of modality—logical, metaphysical, physical, epistemic, etc. Logical possibility is usually treated as the broadest category: if something is

Jul 8, 2024 · Metaphysical necessity is a question on which philosophers continue to disagree. Our use of language contains a great deal of modal terminology. We say that some things are necessary, …

Mar 25, 2023 · Metaphysical realism maintains that "whatever exists does so, and has the properties and relations it does, independently of deriving its existence or nature from being thought of or …