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 …

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 …

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 8, 2024 · Metaphysical Solipsism: The only existents are (what I am arbitrarily terming) these (current (yet another arbitrary term)) cognitions. Epistemological Solipsism: Any description about …

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 …

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

Mar 11, 2025 · Concepts are man-made. Hence an existing concept cannot be precluded to our mind. Of course the concept can be contradictory or useless, but it has been invented by human minds. A …

Dec 29, 2024 · This question is about the modal aspects of a purely abstract world. Can a possible world have no concrete instances of anything, only abstractions? Specifically can such a world be seen as …