metaphysical question

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metaphysical
adjective
uk
/ˌmet.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmet̬.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to the part of philosophy that is about understanding existence ...
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question
noun
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃən/us
/ˈkwes.tʃən/
a sentence or phrase used to find ...
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The identity of the self is an unresolvedmetaphysicalquestion.
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On this picture, the interestingmetaphysicalquestionis the explanation of the fundamental moral truths.
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But the problem with this is that, in the absence of any agreed upon non-ethical criteria for exploring the issue further, we should doubt the propriety of thismetaphysicalquestion.
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The realist and non-realist could argue that they are concerned with ametaphysicalquestionabout the existence of ethical properties, which is not settled by merely having ethical beliefs.
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In other words, this is becoming almost ametaphysicalquestionof what is the responsibility of the director of telecommunications.
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What is a physical control and what is not is sometimes ametaphysicalquestion.
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The reason why it ought not to have fallen is not due to anymetaphysicalquestionas between public and private building.
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It is an insolublemetaphysicalquestion.
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Again, that is ametaphysicalquestion.
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That is a somewhatmetaphysicalquestion.
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For some this will lead to metaphysical questions.
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Phillips's dismissal of metaphysical questions is really quite weak.
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All these mathematical and metaphysical questions do not arise in the least degree.
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It is not incumbent upon me to answer metaphysical questions.
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The novella is noted for using detailed descriptions of fishing and nature to engage with a number of profound metaphysical questions.
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The novel is immensely philosophical and attempts to raise several metaphysical questions on life, death, truth etc.
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These seemingly metaphysical questions are today, in these ways, slowly being converted to the stuff of the physical sciences.
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Skepticism does not claim that metaphysical questions can not be answered.
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In philosophy, phenomenology has largely been devoted to fundamental metaphysical questions, such as the nature of intentionality ("aboutness").
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