Germanmetaphysicians, philosophers who examined the basic structure ofreality. The field of metaphysics is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but some theorists view it as an inquiry into the conceptual framework of human understanding. Some philosophers, includingAristotle, designate metaphysics asfirst philosophy to suggest that it is more fundamental than other forms of philosophical inquiry. Metaphysics encompasses a wide range of general and abstract topics. It investigates the nature ofexistence, the features all entities have in common, and their division intocategories of being.
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