Metaphysics (n.) springs from philosophers having the method of science always before their eyes, irresistibly tempted to ask and answer as science does — which leads into complete darkness.
Metaphysics (n.) puts an unclarity about the grammar of words into the form of a scientific question.
Metaphysics (n.) hides in sentences like 'I can't feel his pain', easily confused with experiential ones like 'an iron nail can't scratch glass'.
Metaphysics (n.) depends on unimportant-looking details: 'only this is really seen' comes while staring at unchanging surroundings, never while walking about.
Metaphysics (n.) asks questions that always look factual, though the problem is conceptual.
Metaphysics (n.) lives in grammar: the harmony between thought and reality is found there, like everything metaphysical.
Metaphysics (n.) essentially blurs the line between factual and conceptual inquiries.