metaphysical principle

collocation in English

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metaphysical
adjective
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/ˌmet.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmet̬.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence ...
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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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I said above that religions are concerned with a supermundane reality that consists either of sentient supernatural beings or of ametaphysicalprinciplethat underlies the universe.
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The regulative operation of reason to strive for systematic coherence is turned into themetaphysicalprincipleof a real ground as the unconditioned condition for all else that is. 14.
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Themetaphysicalprinciplebeing applied was that complex machinery breaks down.
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The other theory evoked themetaphysicalprincipleof "sympathy" between similar objects.
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It is ametaphysicalprinciplethat denies all mere possibility; there is exactly one way for the world to be.
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As a strictlymetaphysicalprinciple, it is the object of purely rational apprehension.
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This is understood to be a direct consequence of themetaphysicalprinciplethat existence is identity.
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It states that no two distinct things (such as snowflakes) can be exactly alike, but this is intended as ametaphysicalprinciplerather than one of natural science.
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So just as there are not any metaphysical principles that rule out the restoration of a destroyed statue, it appears that none render our resurrection impossible.
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Rather, it was deduced from metaphysical principles.
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He needs a closeness and availability of the divine which is offered neither by the stars nor by metaphysical principles.
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It is one of his two great metaphysical principles, the other being the principle of sufficient reason.
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It explains the metaphysical principles on which to build the rest of knowledge.
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