Dan Turner's List: Philosophy

Metaphysics
metaphysics definition | Dictionary.com 1

Oct 20, 08

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- noun (used with a singular verb)
  
  1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology.
No, no, no! You've got it all garbled. 1

Oct 20, 08

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- First of all, aside from usage as 'beyond' or superior to', the prefix 'meta' can also simply mean 'regarding' or 'about', as is the case with the word 'Metaphysics'. Metaphysics is the inquiry which studies another discipline, that of Physics, and how to do Physics. Much as Algebra relates to Mathematics.