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  2. Outline of metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    Metaphysics – traditional branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it, [1] although the term is not easily defined. [2] Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms: [3] What is ultimately there or what if it was never there?

  3. List of philosophical problems - Wikipedia

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    The question about why is there anything at all instead of nothing has been raised or commented on by philosophers including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, [22] Martin Heidegger, [23] and Ludwig Wittgenstein [24] – who called it the fundamental question of metaphysics. [25] The question is general, rather than concerning the existence of anything ...

  4. Category:Concepts in metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy exploring the fundamental questions, including the nature of concepts like being, existence, and reality. Traditional metaphysics seeks to answer, in a "suitably abstract and fully general manner", the questions:

  5. Metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    The precise nature of metaphysics is disputed and its characterization has changed in the course of history. Some approaches see metaphysics as a unified field and give a wide-sweeping definition by understanding it as the study of "fundamental questions about the nature of reality" or as an inquiry into the essences of things.

  6. Index of metaphysics articles - Wikipedia

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    Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. Cosmology and ontology are traditional branches of metaphysics. It is concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world . [ 1 ]

  7. Why is there anything at all? - Wikipedia

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    This question has been written about by philosophers since at least the ancient Parmenides (c. 515 BC). [1] [2]"Why is there anything at all?" or "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is a question about the reason for basic existence which has been raised or commented on by a range of philosophers and physicists, including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, [3] Ludwig Wittgenstein, [4] and ...

  8. Outline of philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. [1] [2] It is distinguished from other ways of addressing fundamental questions (such as mysticism, myth) by being critical and generally systematic and by its reliance on rational argument. [3]

  9. Category:Metaphysical theories - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Metaphysical theories" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Absolute (philosophy)