metametaphysics

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ metaphysics.

Noun

metametaphysics (uncountable)

1. The part of philosophy that studies the nature of metaphysics.
   • 1988, Hugh J Silverman, Philosophy and Non-Philosophy since Merleau-Ponty:

     Since if we have seen reason to concede to Derrida that metaphor and non-philosophy lie beyond philosophy and are to metaphysics a metametaphysics...

   • 2007, James Ladyman, Don Ross, David Spurrett, John Collier, Every Thing Must Go:

     Then naturalistic metametaphysics, we hold, should be based on naturalistic metaphysics, which should in turn be based on science.