形而上学 (xíng ér shàng xué) — metaphysics (branch of philosophy)

Definition

A branch of philosophy concerned with questions beyond physical reality (being, causation, the absolute). In Marxist usage, it also means an abstract, non-dialectical way of thinking — the opposite of 辩证法.

noun

metaphysics (branch of philosophy)

Examples

形而上学。
Tā zhèng zài yán jiū xíng ér shàng xué yǔ cún zài lùn de guān xì.
He is researching the relationship between metaphysics and ontology.
形而上学。
Xǔ duō zhé xué jiā pī píng chuán tǒng de xíng ér shàng xué guò yú chōu xiàng.
Many philosophers criticize traditional metaphysics as too abstract.
，形而上学。
Zài mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì zhé xué zhōng, xíng ér shàng xué bèi yòng lái zhǐ dài fēi biàn zhèng de sī wéi fāng shì.
In Marxist philosophy, metaphysics is used to refer to non-dialectical ways of thinking.

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