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Metaphysics

Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that explores the fundamental nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, and potentiality and actuality.
Sub-categories:

Ontology is the study of being and existence, including the classification and relationships of entities within the universe.

This subcategory deals with how objects persist through time and how they can change while retaining identity.

Time and Space examines the nature of time, temporal order, and the vast expanse of spatial reality, questioning their properties and relation to objects.

Possible Worlds ponders alternate dimensions of existence, exploring the implications of realities that are logically possible but not actual.

Causality investigates the principles of cause and effect, questioning how and why events occur, and the nature of their interconnection.

This subcategory debates the extent of human freedom within a universe possibly governed by deterministic laws.

The Mind-Body Problem explores the relationship between the mental and the physical, including dualism and physicalism theories.

Objects and Properties assesses the nature of objects and their attributes, questioning what constitutes an object and how properties adhere to it.

Modality reflects on the concepts of necessity and possibility, analyzing the different modes by which things can exist.

Substance delves into what it means to be a substance as opposed to a property, accident, or relation.

Cosmology in metaphysics addresses the origins, structure, and components of the cosmos, seeking a comprehensive understanding of the universe as a whole.

Abstract Objects examines non-physical entities, such as numbers, theoretical constructs, and other intangibles that occupy the philosophical space.

God and Theology explores philosophical arguments for the existence of deities and their nature in relation to the physical and metaphysical universe.

Emergence investigates the conditions under which higher-level phenomena arise from the interaction of lower-level parts.

This subcategory analyzes perspectives on whether metaphysical statements are objectively true or false, or whether they are just useful constructs.

Universals and Particulars studies the distinction between features that can be simultaneously possessed by many entities and those unique to individual entities.