Metaphysics

Metaphysics

Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of being and the world.

Contributors in Metaphysics

Metaphysics

Leibniz came up with this postulate which states that there are no gaps or breaths in nature, every possible intensity of every possible quality must exist. This is in reference to his term monads, ...

entelechy

Philosophy; Metaphysics

A vital force directing growth, or life. It can also mean a realization, or actuality, as opposed to a potentiality.

Aristotelian Synthesis

Philosophy; Metaphysics

The three steps aristotle used to describe our material world: 1. FOUR CAUSES [everything physical with a purpose can be understood from these]: A) Material - the physical B) Efficient - the forces ...

afterlife

Philosophy; Metaphysics

Otherwise known as life after death, this generic term refers to the continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world or after death.

anomalous phenomenon

Philosophy; Metaphysics

An observed phenomenon for which there is no suitable explanation in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge (e.g. Astronomy or biology)