Works whose central subject is the fundamental nature of reality, being, mind, spirit or the cosmos. Belongs here: foundational texts of being and consciousness, classical scriptures of Daoist and Vedic metaphysics, and essay collections whose organizing concern is the nature of self and world. Does not belong here: works whose central subject is right conduct, grouped under Ethics, or the state, grouped under Political Philosophy.
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1. Metaphysics (Wikipedia)
WikipediaMetaphysics, lead section, Greek emergence sentence
In ancient Greece, metaphysics emerged in the 6th century BCE with the pre-Socratic philosophers, who gave rational explanations of the cosmos as a whole.
Metaphysics, lead section, Indian origin sentence
In ancient India, starting in the 7th century BCE, the Upanishads were written as religious and philosophical texts that examine how ultimate reality constitutes the ground of all being.
Metaphysics, lead section, Chinese origin sentence
At about the same time in ancient China, the school of Taoism was formed and explored the natural order of the universe.
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