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    Metaphysics, intuitions and physics by Tallant, Jonathan

    Published 2015
    “…Ladyman and Ross (2007) do not think that contemporary metaphysics is in good standing. However, they do think that there is a version of metaphysics that can be made to work – provided we approach it using appropriate principles. …”
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    Islamization of the Malay Worldview: Sufi Metaphysical Writings by Moris, Megawati

    Published 2011
    “…To attest to his theory that it was through Sufi metaphysics basically that the Malay worldview was Islamized, in this paper I have chosen to present and discuss an example of writing on metaphysics written in Malay during the eighteenth century by ‘Abd al-Şamad al-Palimbānī. …”
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    Metaphysical personhood and traditional South Fore mortuary rites by Whitfield, J., Pako, W., Alpers, Michael Philip

    Published 2016
    “…Melanesian ethnographers have used a number of descriptive words to describe the metaphysical components of the person, including: soul, spirit, life force, ghost, and vital and spiritual essence. …”
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    A critique of Humean and anti-Humean metaphysics of cause and law by Smart, Benjamin T. H.

    Published 2012
    “…It is my contention that physics and metaphysics (or at least the aspects of metaphysics to be considered in this thesis) broadly strive to achieve common goals: to understand what our physical system is constituted by, and both how, and why it evolves in the way that it does. …”
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    Being, living, thinking: metaphysics and philosophy as a way of life by Leung, King-Ho

    Published 2018
    “…This thesis examines the relationship between metaphysical theorisation and the practice of philosophy as a way of life. …”
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    Finding god in Dinsman’s it is not a suicide: an Islamic metaphysical approach by Mas Rynna Wati Ahmad

    Published 2013
    “…Through the Islamic metaphysical approach, this article offers a more optimistic perspective to his work. …”
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    Wholeness and internal relatedness: a Bradleyan critique of recent holistic metaphysics by Briceño Domínguez, José Sebastián

    Published 2015
    “…I conclude with some skeptical remarks against my own metaphysical preferences and against ontology in general.…”
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    A closer look at metaphysic strategies and language achievement of tertiary level Arabic learners by Kamarul Shukri Mat Teh

    Published 2014
    “…Surveys have shown that there is a significant relationship between the use of Language Learning Strategies (LLS) and the level of language mastery.There are also studies that attempt to explore whether students who are excellent in language use the LLS frequent and a lot.Therefore, this paper describes a study which has been designed to analyze the relationship between the application of metaphysic strategies and the Arabic language level of achievement.The research data was collected by using the self access questionnaire and Arabic language test.The research subjects consist of 385 undergraduate students who are taking an Arabic language course at the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu.Descriptive statistics, including Pearson and Independent Sample T-Test were used to analyze the relationship between metaphysic strategies used and the level of Arabic language achievement.The findings from this study were:1) there was a significant correlation between metaphysic strategies used and the language achievement.2) there were significant differences in metaphysic strategies used based on the level of Arabic language achievement.3) Overall, good language learners possess a richer repertoire of strategies and employ metaphysic strategies more frequently than did their counterparts in lower achievement level categories.…”
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    The soul, magic and melancholia: a critique of the therapeutic by McCormack, Laura

    Published 2019
    Subjects: “…Philosophy. Metaphysics. Theology. Esoterica.…”
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