Anti-metaphysical
Definition
Opposing metaphysics, transcendental abstract speculations, or philosophical systems unsustainable by empirical evidence; a theoretical orientation rejecting the inquiry into first causes or realities beyond sensory experience. In a structural sense, it characterizes logical positivism, scientific materialism, and radical empiricism, movements limiting valid knowledge to experimentally verifiable data.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anti-metaphysical
- Empirical
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Prefixal compound combining the oppositional particle 'anti-' with the standard doctrinal adjective 'metafizic' (metaphysical). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˌæn.ti.ˌmet.ə.ˈfɪz.ɪk] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Analytic Philosophy and Theory of Science Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cercul de la Viena a promovat un program antimetafizic radical, reducând enunțurile filosofice valide la cele verificabile tautologic sau empiric.
EN: The Vienna Circle promoted a radical anti-metaphysical program, reducing valid philosophical utterances to those tautologically or empirically verifiable.
RO: Critica sa la adresa ontologiei clasice are un caracter pur antimetafizic, punând accent pe analiza structurală a limbajului.
EN: His critique of classical ontology has a purely anti-metaphysical character, emphasizing the structural analysis of language.
RO: O abordare antimetafizică în științele naturii elimină ipotezele speculative despre forțe nevăzute, bazându-se doar pe ecuații.
EN: An anti-metaphysical approach in natural sciences eliminates speculative hypotheses about unseen forces, relying only on equations.
Idioms & Phrases
Atitudine antimetafizică / Anti-metaphysical stance
RO: Poziție intelectuală ce refuză sistematic să accepte argumente bazate pe dogme teologice sau intuiții mistice neverificabile.
EN: An intellectual stance that systematically refuses to accept arguments based on unverifiable theological dogmas or mystical intuitions.
Doctrină antimetafizică / Anti-metaphysical doctrine
RO: Sistem filosofic (precum materialismul dialectic sau pragmatismul) care consideră problemele metafizice tradiționale ca fiind pseudo-probleme.
EN: A philosophical system (such as dialectical materialism or pragmatism) that considers traditional metaphysical questions to be pseudo-problems.
Efect structural antimetafizic / Structural anti-metaphysical effect
RO: Consecință metodologică în epistemologie care mută focarul cercetării de la esențe abstracte la relații funcționale observabile.
EN: A methodological consequence in epistemology that shifts the focus of research from abstract essences to observable functional relationships.
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