MetaphysicsLearning what isSections▾
  1. 01What is metaphysics?
  2. 02Being & existence
  3. 03Substance & properties
  4. 04Universals & particulars
  5. 05Identity & change
  6. 06Time
  7. 07Causation
  8. 08Possible worlds
  9. 09Mind & body
  10. 10Free will

Metaphysics

Learning what is

Metaphysics asks the most basic questions there are. What exists? What is an object? What makes you the same person over time? Could things have been different?

Each section explains one idea in plain language, then gives you a 3D model to play with. Rotate it, switch between theories, and see how each philosopher pictures reality. Go in order: each section builds on the last.

Start with section 1 →

Sections

About 10 minutes each

  1. 01What is metaphysics?The deepest layer of questions
  2. 02Being & existenceWhat is there?
  3. 03Substance & propertiesWhat is left when you take everything away?
  4. 04Universals & particularsOne redness, or many red things?
  5. 05Identity & changeThe ship of Theseus
  6. 06TimeDoes only the present exist?
  7. 07CausationDo we ever see a cause?
  8. 08Possible worldsCould things have been otherwise?
  9. 09Mind & bodyHow do thoughts fit in a physical world?
  10. 10Free willCould you have done otherwise?