Metaphysica
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

Germany

Journal ISSN: 14372053, 18746373

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

History: 2014-2021

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The journal Metaphysica is published semiannually. The editors aim to create an international forum of ontology and metaphysics for readers all over the world. In the AngloSaxon countries in particular the USA and Australia the volume of research publications in ontology and metaphysics significantly increased during the last two decades. European philosophers on the other hand initially seemed reticent to address ontological and metaphysical topics undoubtedly due to deeply rooted Kantian ideas about the end of metaphysics. Since the nineties however sentiments have changed in favour of a new ontological turn within Central European philosophy. In Austria Switzerland and Germany an increasing number of philosophical publications present systematic treatments of ontological and metaphysical issues. At the same time there is a new strong interest in reviewing historical contributions to ontology and metaphysics from Parmenides to Plato Aristotle Occam Leibniz and further to Brentano Husserl and Nicolai Hartmann. Since there is no other European journal devoted to the discussion of ontological and metaphysical issues in particular the editors found it necessary to fill this gap by founding the journal Metaphysica.