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met·a·phys·ics–noun (source: www.dictionary.com)
- The branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology.
- The philosophical study of being and knowing.
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular science, traditionally including cosmology and ontology. It is also concerned with explaining the ultimate nature of being and the world. Its name derives from the Greek words μετά (metá) (meaning "after") and φυσικά (physiká) (meaning "physics"), "physics" referring to those works on matter by Aristotle in antiquity. As a result of Aristotle's usage, "meta" has come to mean "beyond; over; transcending" in English. Therefore, metaphysics is also the study of that which transcends physics. (source: www.Wikipedia.com)
Plato (Left) and Aristotle (right), by Raphael (Stanza della Segnatura, Rome)
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