noun
first philosophy
A philosophical term, often associated with Aristotle's metaphysics or the study of being as being. Used in academic contexts.
アリストテレスの第一哲学は、存在そのものを問う学問である。
Aristotle's first philosophy is the study that inquires into being as such.
形而上学 is the more common modern term for metaphysics, while 第一哲学 is a specific historical term often referring to Aristotle's foundational work.
Compound of 第一 (first) and 哲学 (philosophy), likely a calque from Western philosophical terminology such as Latin 'philosophia prima'.