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Metaphysics - Ancient and Medieval - What Is Metaphysics?, Form In Metaphysics, Two Main Questions Of Medieval Metaphysics, Bibliography

In the early twenty-first century metaphysics is a term used fairly loosely to describe philosophical investigation of the fundamental constituents of reality. But, in the Middle Ages, there was great debate about what was the subject of metaphysics, and that controversy had ancient roots.

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