Devoted to Spiritual and Philosophical Problems – by Manly P. Hall
June 1, 1934
Dear Friend:
In last month’s letter I defined philosophy as the science of essential wisdom and briefly outlined its seven parts. METAPHYSICS is the first branch of philosophy and therefore our lesson for this month will be devoted to Metaphysics.
The term Metaphysics is derived from two Greek words meaning “after physics,” or “beyond those things which pertain to external nature.’’ The generally accepted definitions of the term are derived from Aristotle, the first author to prepare a lengthy treatise under this name. Aristotle uses the term METAPHYSICS at one time as synonymous with wisdom and at another time as synonymous with theology. He also calls it the « first philosophy.”
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André Archive 