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The branch of philosophy that asks what is real before reality has its coffee.
means The study of the fundamental nature of being, existence, time, causation, and what things ultimately are.
from From Greek meta ta physika, literally after the physics — the name of the books Aristotle shelved next to his physics, not a grand statement about transcending the physical.
Accidental nameNamed for shelf order, not deep meaning.
Core questionsDoes free will exist? What is time?
Bookstore confusionOften mistaken for crystals and horoscopes.