metafyysisestä

Metafyysinen is a Finnish adjective meaning metaphysical. The form metafyysisestä is the elative singular inflection, used to indicate “from or about the metaphysical” or “in relation to metaphysics.” The term is used in philosophical, theological, and literary contexts to describe concepts, questions, or perspectives that go beyond the physical world.

Etymology and meaning: Metafyysinen is formed from the prefix meta- meaning beyond, combined with fyysinen (physical). The word metafyysinen corresponds to the English “metaphysical” and relates to Finnish metafysiikka, the branch of philosophy dealing with questions beyond physics, such as being, existence, time, and reality. In Finnish, meta- signals a higher-level or foundational abstraction.

Usage and nuance: The phrase metafyysisestä näkökulmasta ("from a metaphysical perspective") is common in academic and analytic discussion. Metafyysinen is typically used to describe domains, theories, or propositions that are not empirically testable or that address the nature of reality beyond physical phenomena. It is distinct from terms focusing on empirical physics, but it may overlap with ontological or theological topics.

See also: metafysiikka; related terms include ontologinen (ontological) and epistemologia (epistemology).