It is striking that, along with this Platonization of Pythagoreanism, Nicomachus does give an accurate presentation of Philolaus' basic metaphysical principles, limiters and unlimiteds, before attempting to equate them with the Platonic monad and dyad (II 18).
Aquinas seems to see the species in the category of quality as unfolding systematically from some basic metaphysical principles.
This is one of the most basic of Auriol's metaphysical principles, and it necessarily entails that universality and universals are mental phenomena, fabricated in some way by the intellect.
Humanistic geography approaches research with the moral, epistemological (and sometimes metaphysical) principles and prejudices of humanism and the humanities.
People can agree over metaphysical principles and differ massively and violently over what those principles mean in practice.
It contained a long list of definitions of key terms along with some demonstrations of metaphysical principles and theses.
Opposed to hylomorphism are atomism, mechanism, and dynamism, all of which deny the intrinsic composition of metaphysical principles in bodies and recognize only physical principles, such as corpuscles, pure mathematical extension, or forces and energies.
And metaphysical principles are always sought out and established by a priori methods.
These principles were meant to replace the Aristotelian metaphysical principles of matter and form.
According to Putnam, our most basic metaphysical categories, e.g., objecthood and existence, could be defined variously depending on what conceptual scheme we use.
