Physics vs. Metaphysics

Physicsnoun

The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.

Physicsnoun

The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically.

Physicsnoun

plural of physic

Physicsnoun

The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of science which treats of the laws and properties of matter, and the forces acting upon it; especially, that department of natural science which treats of the causes (as gravitation, heat, light, magnetism, electricity, etc.) that modify the general properties of bodies; natural philosophy.

Physicsnoun

the science of matter and energy and their interactions

Physics

Physics (from Ancient Greek: φυσική (ἐπιστήμη), romanized: physikḗ (epistḗmē), lit. 'knowledge of nature', from φύσις phýsis 'nature') is the natural science that studies matter, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, and its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and, through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps the oldest.

Metaphysicsnoun

The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (ens in quantum ens).

Metaphysicsnoun

The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.

Metaphysicsnoun

The metalogic of physics; The logical framework of physics.

Metaphysicsnoun

Any fundamental principles or rules.

Metaphysicsnoun

(uncountable) The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.

Metaphysicsnoun

(uncountable) Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.

Metaphysicsnoun

The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; philosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles.

Metaphysicsnoun

The scientific knowledge of mental phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.

Metaphysicsnoun

the philosophical study of being and knowing

Metaphysics

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter.