Meanings
nounmetaphilosophy (countable and uncountable, plural metaphilosophies)
plural metaphilosophies
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe study of the subject matter, methods, and aims of philosophy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
- Ancient Greekσοφός (sophós)
- Ancient Greekφῐλόσοφος (phĭlósophos)
- Ancient Greekφιλοσοφία (philosophía)
- Latinphilosophia
- Old Frenchphilosophie
- Middle Englishphilosophie
- Englishphilosophy
- Englishmetaphilosophy
From meta- + philosophy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 元哲學 /元哲学
- 元哲學 /元哲学 (yuánzhéxué)study of philosophy
Finnish metafilosofia
- metafilosofiastudy of philosophy
French métaphilosophie
- métaphilosophiestudy of philosophy
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APA
metaphilosophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphilosophy
MLA
“metaphilosophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphilosophy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphilosophy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphilosophy.
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