First published in 1903, Taylor endeavours to provide a detailed study of metaphysic as a discipline. Opening with a brief history of metaphysics, the book explores topics including the problem of the metaphysician, the metaphysical method, subdivisions of metaphysics, ontology, reality, cosmology, rational psychology, morality, ethics and religion. Part 1. General Notations. 1. The Problem of the Metaphysician. 2. The Metaphysical Criterion and the Metaphysical Method. 3. The Sub-Division of Me