sciences otherwise known as regional ontology. This is to say that other disciplines in the
academics are in themselves specialized metaphysical (i.e. philosophical) systems in the sense
that they deal with similar problems of philosophical (universal) metaphysics but from a
specialized perspective. Essentially, the aim of anthropological metaphysics is to posit first
principles or basic axioms for other disciplines. It is in this sense that Aristotle refers to
metaphysics as first philosophy. It is also in this sense that metaphysics was fondly described by
Descartes as the science of the roots and hence, the queen or king of all the sciences. It is in this
sense that Alfred North Whitehead defines metaphysics as “the endeavour to frame a coherent,
logical, necessary system of general ideas in terms of which every element of our experience can
be interpreted” (1929:cited by Omoregbe, 1999: ix). Again, the definition of metaphysics as “the
philosophical study whose object is to determine the real nature of things, to determine the
meaning, structure and principles of whatever is insofar as it is” (Encyc. Brit. 1981, 10) also falls
within this realm.
sciences otherwise known as regional ontology. This is to say that other disciplines in theacademics are in themselves specialized metaphysical (i.e. philosophical) systems in the sensethat they deal with similar problems of philosophical (universal) metaphysics but from aspecialized perspective. Essentially, the aim of anthropological metaphysics is to posit firstprinciples or basic axioms for other disciplines. It is in this sense that Aristotle refers tometaphysics as first philosophy. It is also in this sense that metaphysics was fondly described byDescartes as the science of the roots and hence, the queen or king of all the sciences. It is in thissense that Alfred North Whitehead defines metaphysics as “the endeavour to frame a coherent,logical, necessary system of general ideas in terms of which every element of our experience canbe interpreted” (1929:cited by Omoregbe, 1999: ix). Again, the definition of metaphysics as “thephilosophical study whose object is to determine the real nature of things, to determine themeaning, structure and principles of whatever is insofar as it is” (Encyc. Brit. 1981, 10) also fallswithin this realm.
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