Philosophy: Metaphysics

What is the literal meaning of "metaphysics"?

• Beyond physics

• After physics

• Without physics

• Inside physics

Which of the following is NOT one of the key concepts in metaphysics discussed in the presentation?

•  Being and Existence

• Causality

• Time and Space

• Quantum Mechanics

Who proposed the Theory of Forms, which suggests that reality exists beyond the physical world?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Descartes

• Kant

In metaphysics, what term refers to the fundamental building blocks of reality?

• Essence

• Matter

• Substance

• Atoms

Which philosophical concept explores the relationship between cause and effect?

• Ontology

• Epistemology

• Causality

• Dualism

What is the study of the nature of being, existence, and reality called?

• Cosmology

• Ontology

• Epistemology

• Theology

Which philosopher is associated with the idea of mind-body dualism?

• Spinoza

• Aristotle

• Descartes

• Berkeley

What is the philosophical view that only material objects exist?

• Idealism

• Dualism

• Materialism

• Spiritualism

What is the belief in the existence of many gods called?

• Agnosticism

• Atheism

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

Which philosophical stance claims that the existence of God is unknowable?

• Theism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Agnosticism