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Word: Metaphysics
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: representing medieval Latin metaphysica (neuter plural), based on Greek ta meta ta phusika ‘the things after the Physics’, referring to the sequence of Aristotle's works: the title came to denote the branch of study treated in the books, later interpreted as meaning ‘the science of things transcending what is physical or natural’
ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪks
the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, identity, time, and space
Short Definition:branch of philosophy that deals with first principles of things
Examples:- they would regard the question of the initial conditions for the universe as belonging to the realm of metaphysics or religion
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