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Being around since the earliest philosophers, metaphysics overall poses the question about the nature of reality (UNE Armidale, 2009). Today, metaphysics can still be found in every culture, all over the world, and even when observing everyday quotidians such as movies; nevertheless, metaphysics isn’t just for entertainment (UNE Armidale, 2009). Metaphysics examines the concept of a systematic approach when tackling the big questions of life and thus gives us a procedure that can lead to optimal clear thinking (UNE Armidale, 2009). Rene Descartes, considered to be the father of modern philosophy, was known to come up with these procedures that are still used today- such as questions like “what is it possible not to doubt?”, “what is indubitable?” (UNE Armidale, 2009). In the end, Descartes mythological doubt led to the evolution of a timeless search for the meaning of reality and all that it entails.

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