The metaphysical foundation
Example: Kant's Critique explores the metaphysical foundation of knowledge deeply.
Definition
"The metaphysical foundation" refers to the underlying, abstract principles and structures that form the basis of reality or knowledge, beyond physical or empirical evidence. It involves exploring the essential nature and existence of things, often in philosophical contexts such as Kant's work on knowledge.
Etymology
The phrase "the metaphysical foundation" combines 'metaphysical,' meaning beyond the physical, derived from the Greek 'meta' (beyond) and 'physika' (physics), with 'foundation,' which comes from the Latin 'fundatio,' meaning to lay a base or groundwork. Did you know? The term 'metaphysics' originally referred to the works of Aristotle placed after his Physics in the manuscript collection.
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"The metaphysical foundation" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Philosophy - (C2) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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