Metaphysics vs Materialism - What's the difference?
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(philosophy, uncountable) 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 (ens in quantum ens ).
(philosophy, countable) The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.
(uncountable, by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules.
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(uncountable) The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.
(uncountable) Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.
(countable) Plural of countable senses of metaphysic.
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
* Buckminster
(philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
(obsolete, rare) Material substances in the aggregate; matter.
As nouns the difference between metaphysics and materialism
is that metaphysics is (philosophy|uncountable) 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 (ens in quantum ens ) while materialism is constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.metaphysics
English
(wikipedia metaphysics)Noun
- Philosophers sometimes say that metaphysics is the study of the ultimate nature of the universe.
- The metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas holds that all real beings have both essence and existence.
- In Aristotelian metaphysics physical objects have both form and matter.
- In his ''Pensées'', Pascal mentioned some first principles recognized within his metaphysics : space, time, motion, and number.
Gorbachev: The Unlikely Patron of Change," Time :
- The metaphysics of global power has changed. Markets are now more valuable than territory.
- I have a collection of books on metaphysics , covering astral projection, reincarnation, and communication with spirits.
- This political polemic strikes me as a protracted piece of overwrought, fog shrouded metaphysics !
Meronyms
* ontologyDerived terms
* metaphysical * metaphysician * metaphysicistmaterialism
English
(wikipedia materialism)Noun
- The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.