First Philosophy
noun
1
Aristotelianism
: a study of being as being dealing with the fundamental type of being or substance upon which all others depend and with the most fundamental causes
—distinguished from second philosophy
compare metaphysics
2
Aristotelianism
: a study of supersensible immutable being compare theology
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“First Philosophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/First%20Philosophy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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