1. Introduction to Metaphysics

3. meta- 1.a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” etc.

4. meta- 1.a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” etc. 2.a prefix added to the name of a subject and designating another subject that analyzes the original one but at a more abstract, higher level.

5. The Semantic Definition: Metaphysics is the area of philosophy that analyzes the topics of physics at a more abstract, higher level.

7. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

8. For every shoe in this classroom, there is an equal and opposite shoe.

9. The Semantic Definition: Metaphysics is the area of philosophy that analyzes the topics of physics at a more abstract, higher level.

13. The Etymological Definition: Metaphysics is the area of philosophy that studies the topics from Aristotle’s Metaphysics.

19. Metaphysics is a traditional branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world… Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms: 1. What is there? 2. What is it like?

20. The Wikipedia Definition: Metaphysics is the area of philosophy that studies what there is and what it’s like in the broadest possible terms.