The Odyssey represents Kazantzakis' ideology and metaphysical concerns.

In his lecture, he expressed the view that science has become separated from its humanistic origins and the humanities have lost their connection to metaphysical and theological concerns.

It is interesting only as an attempt on Ms. Norman's part to confront metaphysical concerns, but it adds nothing to one's appreciation of her work.

In Ayer's logical empiricism, philosophy is no longer seen as a metaphysical concern, nor as an attempt to provide speculative truths about the nature of ultimate reality.

But Mr. Dobyns, the author of eight other novels and six books of poetry, never allows his metaphysical concerns to take precedence over plot.

The principle and cause of motion itself is a metaphysical, theological, and moral concern.

This reflects early axial concerns (good/bad, right/wrong) over metaphysical concerns for what "is".

This approach eschews epistemological and metaphysical concerns (such as the nature of social facts) in favor of methodological clarity, replicability, reliability and validity.

Tortured by metaphysical and existential concerns, he sought relief in knowledge and travel, contact with a diverse set of people, in every kind of experience.

Modern positivists generally eschew metaphysical concerns in favor of methodological debates concerning clarity, replicability, reliability and validity.