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metametaphysics

metametaphysics noun: the part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.

Noun

metametaphysics (uncountable)

  1. The part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.
    • Since if we have seen reason to concede to Derrida that metaphor and non-philosophy lie beyond philosophy and are to metaphysics a metametaphysics...1988, Hugh J Silverman, Philosophy and Non-Philosophy since Merleau-Ponty
    • Then naturalistic metametaphysics, we hold, should be based on naturalistic metaphysics, which should in turn be based on science.2007, James Ladyman, Don Ross, David Spurrett, John Collier, Every Thing Must Go

Origin of metametaphysics

From meta- + metaphysics.

Questions about metametaphysics

What does metametaphysics mean?
Metametaphysics means the part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.
What part of speech is metametaphysics?
Metametaphysics is a noun.

Words near metametaphysics in the dictionary

  1. metametalanguage
  2. metametalanguages
  3. metametalinguistic
  4. metametametaphysics
  5. metametaphysical
  6. metametaphysics
  7. metamethod
  8. metamethods
  9. metamfetamine
  10. metamict
  11. metamictic

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