Explain metaphysics to me as if I were a child?

Answer 1

You'll understand when you're older, now off to bed with you!

Answer 2

Metaphysics is what comes after and builds upon physics, so I would begin with as accurate a description of the natural world as possible before approaching the more abstract questions of those realities that underlie and move the things we see from beyond. Perhaps the best way to do this is to set up a puppet show and ask the child about the strings and the puppeteer.

Answer 3

The best answer to this is 'A is A'.

Metaphysics addresses the nature of existence and your relationship to existence.

Pick one:
A universe where natural laws rule - reality is stable, knowable. You can't make a bubble act like a basket ball. A basket ball will not float away.

or......

A universe where miracles happen, life is unpredictable, you can wish it and it will come true, reindeer can fly, gods exist that will answer your prayers

or.......

A universe that is only an illusion created by your mind

The nature of your actions will depend on your answer - your metaphysics.

Answer 4

Oh wow, so does that mean, since I understood metaphysics as a child, I'm really a gifted child? Wow!

To answer your question:

It's something we can't see but know exists.

Interpret that in any way you see fit.

After reading the lengthy guy below, I just want to point out I assumed you meant a stupid child yet with the ability to understand the world around him.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

To break down the meaning first of all:

"Meta" means beyond or after. "Physics" is study of the physical universe, its properties, laws etc.

"Metaphysics" means "beyond or after physics" or beyond the physical world.

Categories which fall under metaphysics include in particular the study of being (what it means to exist), truth, axiomatic (self-evident) first principles, etc.

Answer 7

God/Reality is the multi-dimensional quantum field in which we are embedded that is responsive to consciousness. It mirrors the contents of mind including our subconscious beliefs that are the basis of the learned ego identity (stored chemically in the mind/body system according to the emotional intensity of the original experiences). These beliefs control our perception, thoughts and feelings. Reality holographically reflects our beliefs ABOUT it. We literally live by faith - experience what we believe is true UNTIL we discard the learned identity. If that is achieved reality mirrors ONLY authentic being and purpose.

Answer 8

You have to be a really gifted child

Answer 9

Well, you'd have to be a wise child, indeed - but here are some:

The philosophical study of being and knowing
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Metaphysics (Greek words meta = after/beyond and physics = nature) is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of "first principles" and "being" (ontology).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics

the study of the nature and being of reality and its origin and structure.
www.carm.net/atheism/terms.htm

A field of abstract thought and philosophy about topics not on the concrete or physical level of understanding. This includes subjects like existence, the soul, being, the supernatural, astral travel and psychicism.
www.spiritual.com.au/dictionary/dict_m.html

the study of the ultimate and fundamental reality.
www.willdurant.com/glossary.htm

"Beyond physics." The branch of philosophy that deals with first principles and seeks to explain the nature of reality and the origin and structure of the world. In recent times, metaphysics has come to include the study of phenomena such as reincarnation, astral travel, psychic people, chakras, auras, etc.
www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/virtue/SVGlossary.html

speculative thought about matters outside the perceivable physical world
web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_P.html

A branch of philosophy exploring the nature of reality or being, and usually finding the answers outside the physical world in God, for example.
www.adamranson.freeserve.co.uk/critical%20concepts.htm

Philosophy of the mind, of knowing.
www.whitneystewart.com/HHDL/Glossary.htm

Knowledge of the First Principle and of degrees of Reality. Defined as such, it is different from philosophical speculation and it is not a human knowledge. Metaphysical wisdom requires an actual participation in the knowledge by which God knows himself. Integral Metaphysics Body of complete metaphysical doctrines: Neoplatonism (pre-Christian and Christian), Akbarian Sufism, Advaita Vedanta, Madhyamika etc. ...
www.religioperennis.org/Dictionary.ht

The study of first Principles, including such concepts as Being, Substance, Essence, Time, Space, Cause, Identity; theoretical philosophy as the ultimate science of being and knowing; Principle modified into livable Laws and statements of truth suitable for finite consciousness.
miriams-well.org/Glossary/

The branch of philosophy asking "what exists?" What entities form this universe? Metaphysical studies can concern difficult, perhaps unanswerable, questions bordering theology. Ayer, (1971) used the term "transcendent metaphysics" for proposals of existence beyond the observable universe. Like Kant, he denied them a part in logic. As used here, metaphysics includes any suggestion that something, not immediately obvious, does exist.
freespace.virgin.net/john.hewitt1/pg_gloss.htm

That part of philosophical inquiry which attempts to answer such questions as "what is real?", "what really exists?" or "what are the ultimate, irreducible constitutents of reality?" Some typical metaphysical discussions center on such issues as whether or not the mind is distinct from something physical (for example, the brain), whether there are "universals"(qv) and if so what kind of being they have, whether there is or could be such a being as God.
www.utm.edu/~nlillega/concepts.htm

The science that attempts to explain the nature of things beyond reality.
www.thepeacefulplanet.com/glossary

The branch of philosophy which studies the underlying structure of reality. Central questions in metaphysics include: Can we act freely? What is it for something to exist? How are causes related to their effects? What is time? What is space? How is change possible?
www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy/guide/glossary.shtml

The branch of philosophy concerned with providing a comprehensive account of the most general features of reality as a whole; the study of being as such. Questions about the existence and nature of minds, bodies, god, space, time, causality, unity, identity, and the world are all metaphysical issues.
www.msu.edu/~susse/PHL200-Glossary.html

A word that has come to mean the same thing as epistemology, distinguished mainly by way of its origin in the postumously given name to a work of Aristotle wherein he considers the science of "being as such" or question of cause (account of essential reality). That naming reflects the chronology of the work in relation to Aristotles' "Physics". The literal translation of metaphysics is "after physics". Metaphysics is also refered to as "First Philosophy".
www.texascollaborative.org/Urban_Module/glossary.htm

Theoretical philosophy as the ultimate science of Being and Knowing.
www.innvista.com/culture/literature/classic/glossary.htm

The study of the fundamental nature of being and reality; supposedly distinct from physics, as it attempts to consider issues concerning the existence and nature of non-physical entities. See ontology, epistemology.
classes.colgate.edu/pgregory/phil341/..%5Cglossary.html

relating to the transcendent of a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses. 2. supernatural. 3. highly abstract or abstruse. 4. relating to poetry of the 17 th century that is highly intellectual and philosophical and marked by unconventional imagery.
www.lominago.com/art_terms_styles.htm

Philosophic inquiry into the ultimate and fundamental reality; "the science of being as such."
www.li.suu.edu/library/humtxt/glossary/glossary.htm

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Answer 10

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I see you...!

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Gotcher' nose!

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Answer 11

It is the study of things for which there is no evidence.