Mersenne Marin (1588–1648), French priest who compiled massive works on philosophy,...

Merton School See OXFORD CALCULATORS.

Metaethical relativism See RELATIVISM.

Metaethics See ETHICS.

Metalanguage in formal semantics, a language used to describe another language...

Metalogic See PROOF THEORY.

Metamathematics the study and establishment, by restricted (and, in particular, finitary)...

Metaphilosophy the theory of the nature of philosophy, especially its goals,...

Metaphysical certainty See CERTAINTY.

Metaphysical holism See METHODOLOGICAL HOLISM.

Metaphysical libertarianism See FREE WILL PROB -. LE.

Metaphysical naturalism See METAPHYSICS, NATU -. RALIS.

Metaphysical necessity See NECESSITY, PHILOSOPHY. OF MIN. metaphysical realism, in the widest...

Metaphysical voluntarism See VOLUNTARISM. metaphysics, most generally, the philosophical investigation of the...

Metaphysics Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of...

Metaphysics of presence See DERRIDA, POSTMOD -. ER.

Metatheorem See FORMAL SEMANTICS.

Metatheory See PHILOSOPHY OF LOGIC.

Metempsychosis See PYTHAGORAS.

Method of agreement See MILL'S METHODS.

Method of difference See MILL's METHODS.

Method of doubt See DESCARTES.

Method of residues See MILL's METHODS.

Method of supervaluations See VAGUENESS.

Method, axiomatic See AXIOMATIC METHOD.

Methodic doubt See DESCARTES.

Methodism See PROBLEM OF THE CRITERION.

Methodological conservatism See PHILOSOPHY OF. SCIENC. methodological holism, also called metaphysical holism,...

Methodological individualism See METHODOLOGI -. CAL HOLIS.

Methodological naturalism See NATURALISM.