While the easiest way in metaphysics is to condemn all metaphysics as nonsense, the easiest way in morals is to elevate the common practice of the community into a moral absolute.
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Metaphysics
/mɛtəˈfɪzɪks/
Synonyms for "metaphysics" (38 found)
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Noun(2 words)
abstract theorybelief system
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existentialismfirst philosophygnosiologyhyperphysicslogicmental philosophymoral philosophyontologyphenomenologyphilosophastry
Noun(1 words)
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philosophic doctrinephilosophic systemphilosophic theoryphilosophical inquiryphilosophical speculationphilosophyschool of philosophyschool of thoughtscience of beingsophistrythe first philosophytheory of beautytheory of knowledgevalue theory
Noun(5 words)
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9 entriescosmologyessence theorymetaphysical ethicsnatural theologyontologyontotheologyreligious metaphysicsspeculative theorytheistic metaphysics
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6 entriesabstract theorybranch of philosophyconceptual frameworkphilosophical inquirystudy of existencetheoretical framework
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The exact meaning of metaphysics is controversial.
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I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.
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Religion is the metaphysics of the common people.
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