Neometaphysicalism

A rarer term, which can be seen as a systematic and dogmatic version of neometaphysics. It adapts “metaphysicalism” (the belief that ultimate reality is metaphysical, not merely physical) to current scientific knowledge. It proposes that physical laws emerge from more fundamental metaphysical principles – such as the principle of sufficient reason, the identity of indiscernibles, or transcendental logical structures. Neometaphysicalism attempts to unify science, logic, and ontology into a coherent system, often using type theory, topos theory, or quantified modal logic.

Neometaphysicalism Example: “A neometaphysicalist argued that the cosmological constant is determined by modal symmetry principles, not by physical dynamics. The cosmologist replied: ‘Interesting, but without observable predictions, that’s philosophy – not science. You’re just renaming God as “modal necessity”.’ The neometaphysicalist counter‑replies: ‘Your own reliance on symmetries and mathematical beauty is no less metaphysical. You just haven’t admitted it. I make the assumptions explicit; you hide them.’”

Neometaphysicalism by Abzu Land May 27, 2026