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[from 'A Survey of Metaphysics' by E.J. Lowe, in 1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science ]

Full Idea

Metaphysics is concerned with the fundamental structure of reality as a whole.

Gist of Idea

Metaphysics is concerned with the fundamental structure of reality as a whole

Source

E.J. Lowe (A Survey of Metaphysics [2002], p.2)

Book Reference

Lowe,E.J.: 'A Survey of Metaphysics' [OUP 2002], p.2


A Reaction

I think it is vital to hang on to this big definition, focusing on ontology, and not retreat (like Kant) to the epistemological question of how humans happen to see reality, even if we are stuck with being humans.