anti-metaphysical
adjective
social sciencespecialized(alsoantimetaphysical)uk/ˌæn.tiˌmet.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌæn.t̬iˌmet̬.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl//ˌæn.taɪˌmet̬.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/relatingto thepartofphilosophyin whichpeopleacceptthatexistencecannot becompletelyunderstoodand thatfullknowledgeandunderstandingare notpossible:
They had arational, anti-metaphysicalapproachtofaith.
the antimetaphysicaldoctrinesof the Vienna Circle
- His Neoplatonicphilosophyis anti-metaphysical andessentiallypostmodern.
- the anti-religious and anti-metaphysicalargumentsof positivists such as A.J. Ayer
- the anti-metaphysicaldevelopmentsof the Enlightenment
- anti-metaphysicalsystemssuch asempiricism,pragmatism, andatheisticexistentialism