Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that asks deep questions about what exists, what reality is, and what it means for something to be. It explores ideas like time, space, cause, and the nature of the mind.
From Greek ‘meta ta physika,’ meaning ‘after the Physics,’ because these works by Aristotle were placed after his writings on nature. Over time, the phrase came to mean the study of what lies beyond physical science.
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