- Metaphysics (plato.standford.edu)
It is not easy to say what metaphysics is. Ancient and Medieval philosophers might have said that metaphysics was, like chemistry or astrology, to be defined by its subject-matter: metaphysics was the “science” that studied “being as such” or “the first causes of things” or “things that do not change”.
- Alki Point, Seattle (Wikipedia)
Alki Point (/ˈælkaɪ/, Lushootseed: sbaqʷabqs, lit. ‘prairie point’) is a neighborhood in western Seattle, Washington. It is a point jutting into Puget Sound, the westernmost landform in the city’s West Seattle district. Alki is the peninsular neighborhood on Alki Point. Alki was the original settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. It was part of the city of West Seattle from 1902 until that city’s annexation by Seattle in 1907.