I recently came across to an interesting fact, which most people, I would claim, are not aware of. Most dictionaries define the word “metaphysics” as a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and being and that includes ontology, cosmology, and often epistemology. One can easily read into the definition and think that the etymology of metaphysics refers to something that concerns matters beyond the physical world. However, the word actually comes from Aristotle’s work which was titled “Metaphysica”–a title given by a first-century scholar. The name referred to the fact that the treatise came after (i.e. meta- or beyond) his other treatise called “Physica.” Thus, the catchy name has nothing to do with matters beyond the physical world.