Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Metaphysics vs. Philosophy

My magnum opus -- my grand philosophy -- is not merely a philosophy, but a rare metaphysic(s). By metaphysic I mean a total philosophy which unites all human knowledge and experience -- or provides the tools to do so. Various endorsers of my book have characterised it as a metaphysic: 
"An entirely new metaphysics" (Mel Thompson)
"A panoramic metaphysic" (Christian B. Miller)
"This metaphysic reveals [an] extraordinary intellectual invest­ment" (Keith Tidman)
"You open the door to the fuller reality of metaphysics" (Udo Middelmann)
"Important ... material for those interested in metaphysics" (Samuel Waje Kunhiyop)
"A courageous attempt [at] a single metaphysics" (Geoffrey Marnell)
"A unique metaphysic" (Stephen Galanis)
And so on. OBSERVATION: In fact, every one of my formal endorsers calls it a metaphysic. Depending how one defines metaphysics, I would think that the last panoramic metaphysic (offering more than mere keys to reality) was that of Arthur Schopenhauer, 200 years ago.

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