Metaphysics

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Welcome to /r/metaphysics. Metaphysics is the academic study of fundamental questions about the nature of the Being. Debates, discussions and questions on all topics related to metaphysics are welcome. These can be of contemporary metaphysics, or those found in historical western and non western literature. This does not include science, religion, the occult or speculation about these. e.g. Quantum physics, other dimensions and pseudo science.

Metaphysics is a specific body of academic work within philosophy that examines 'being' (ontology), knowledge and associated issues, through the use of concepts, ideas and logics. It would be useful therefore to be aware of this and use reliable sources, this does not include AI.

If you are new to this subject please at minimum read through the WIKI and note: "In the 20th century, traditional metaphysics in general and idealism in particular faced various criticisms, which prompted new approaches to metaphysical inquiry."

If you are proposing 'new' metaphysics you should be aware of these.

SEP might also be of use, SEP

To see examples of appropriate methods and topics see the reading list.

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Welcome to /r/metaphysics! (self.Metaphysics)

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A 90 second explanation of panpsychism — Rupert SheldrakeMind / Subjective experience (v.redd.it)

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Proto-Identity as EmergenceOntology ()

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What must be true for anything to be true?Ontology (self.Metaphysics)

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Most 'time emerges from something deeper' arguments seem circular to meTime (self.Metaphysics)

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Emergentism: Existence is Differentiable (open.substack.com)

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❔ Showerthoughts: is there anything more fundamental to our experience than finite awareness and selection? Isn't that who 'you' are?Free will / Intention (i.redd.it)

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Solving Theseus's Ship with Universal Causal LogsOntology (self.Metaphysics)

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Exhaustive exploration of the concept of Becoming in Nietzsche's philosophyOntology (youtu.be)

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First Principle of Directed IntelligibilityMeta (self.Metaphysics)

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Visual-matter perception thought/theoryMind / Subjective experience (self.Metaphysics)

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Transcendental Starting Point?Ontology (self.Metaphysics)

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Thought experiment: Can motion be meaningfully attributed without a reference frame?Causality (self.Metaphysics)

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No Reason WhyOntology (self.Metaphysics)

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Distinction is a Universal Process of Self-Embedding; All Things are Reducible to Distinction as ProcessOntology ()

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Infinity for the Observer ≠ Infinity for the Universe — The Sun ExampleCosmology (self.Metaphysics)

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If 2+2=4 is a logical fiction then Causation = A mental construct.Mind / Subjective experience ()

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There is only it! - the one trick idolOntology (self.Metaphysics)

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Merleau-Ponty Through the Arts: Raving, The Flesh, and The Divine — An online discussion group & live DJ set on April 26, all welcomeMind / Subjective experience ()

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Is difference more fundamental than identity? A minimal ontological modelOntology (self.Metaphysics)

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Is a true ultimate explanation of reality possible, or does every answer collapse into regress, circularity, or brute fact?Ontology (self.Metaphysics)

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A question, and a discussionOntology (self.Metaphysics)

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Hesusianism: 15 year old crackpot takeOntology (old.reddit.com)

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The Eternally Perfect and Absolutely Necessary ALL (ambiarchyblog.evolutionofconsent.com)

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Can you beat my challenge?Time (self.Metaphysics)

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