metaphysics

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metaphysics englannista suomeksi

1. metafysiikka

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1. metafysiikka

metaphysics englanniksi

1. The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ''in quantum ens'').

2. (RQ:Bellow Humboldt's Gift)

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3. The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.

''In his ''Pensées'', Pascal mentioned some first principles recognized within his metaphysics: space, time, motion, and number.''

4. The metalogic of physics; the logical framework of physics.

5. Any fundamental principles or rules.

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7. The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.

8. Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.

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