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Bruno Bérard und Marie-José Jolivet (herausgegeben von) 2026
Metaphysics is the science that questions the beyond of the physical world. It is about answering, for example, Leibniz’s question: “Why is there something, rather than nothing?” or to understand Plato saying that all cosmology can only be “a probable myth (ton eikota mython)”, because it is, “of all necessity the image of something” (Timaeus, 29b, 29d). It is this something, this necessary source of things that metaphysics sets out to reveal.
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If our science of nature remains hypothetical, it is not because of the weakness of our intelligence; it is because of a lack of reality in the object to be known. The ultimate reality of the universe is in its “beyond”: metaphysical science begins where physical science is forced to stop. The essential constraint of physics is in the constitution of its object of study: the physical. And while metaphysical questions often emerge in the study of the physical—from astrophysics to quantum mechanics—the physical sciences are not equipped to engage such questions. This is just one reason why we need metaphysics.
Recent Articles
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Metaphysics and Philosophy
Esotericism, Metaphysics and Gnosis: Some Elements
If esotericism is a veil, allowing us to know that there is something behind the veil, metaphysics, in the transparency of intelligence, is a revelation. However, these two approaches are only paths; gnosis cannot be attained by one’s own efforts, it is never anything other than a given.
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Metaphysics and metapolitics
The Words and Concepts of Liberalism
In her latest book, Caëla Gillespie offers a lexicon of the key words and concepts of liberalism, tracing them in the order of their historical emergence. The result is a unique lens through which to view the political and economic developments shaping today’s Western societies. She even forged the neologism “pan-liberalism”, which has become necessary. What follows is her lexicon. — Bruno Bérard.
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Metaphysics and Philosophy
Philosophy… why live with it?
A hundred pages to enter into a life of philosophy, a journey through life. The adventure that every child discovers by naming things, the adventure that every adult pursues to a greater or lesser extent. It is because human beings are philosophers by nature, as Mr. Jourdain talked in prose (Molière, Le bourgeois gentilhomme/The Bourgeois Gentleman or The Would-Be Gentleman). They are even metaphysicians, said Schopenhauer. It is not surprising that this is confirmed in young people with severe disabilities. An experience that benefits us all. Bruno Bérard.
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Metaphysics and Philosophy
Let’s not be semi-clever!
Pascal explicitly criticizes this common figure of the “semi-skilled,” undoubtedly inspired by Montaigne. Bourdieu, for his part, refers to “half-learned people.” What is important here is the idea that ignorance is both the starting point and the end point of the path to knowledge—which invites a posture of humility. Beyond this philosophical perspective, Pascal also hints at a dimension that could be described as Gnostic.
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Metaphysics and metapolitics
Metapolitical Eschatology
This article explores the metapolitical eschatologies of Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) and Vladimir Soloviev (1853-1900). By applying the methodological framework of Eugene Rosenstock-Huessy (1888-1973), the result is a metapolitical synthesis that transcends deterministic or purely theological models, highlighting a living, participatory path toward eschaton rooted in both human action and divine calling.
Metafysikós is the transliteration of modern Greek μεταφυσικός ; ancient Greek metaphusika gave the Latin metaphysica.
About this website
This site has the ambition to make accessible to most people a metaphysical science which, freed from too many scientific or philosophical complexities, becomes easy to understand. Different books and articles, written with the aim of facilitating access, are thus presented one by one and a glossary of the few inevitable technical words has been established to make the approach even easier.
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