On the Foundations of Metaphysics

The article deals with the problem of establishing the main categories of metaphysics, which later unfold into the metaphysics of the Absolute, the Universe, and human. It is shown that the main categories of metaphysics are the categories of nous/Self, idea/form, substrate/pneuma. In this case, a person can be represented as an anthropic triad of Self-form-substrate, and the Absolute in the form of an absolute Trinity: absolute Self/absolute Form/absolute Substrate. At the same time, the anthropic triad can be considered as a “part” of the absolute Trinity. In the anthropic triad, the form-substrate dyad represents the physical body of a person, and the Self is an extraphysical governing authority. It is shown that the evil existing in the world is a payment for human freedom and the existence of human as a person. At the same time, human freedom is based on the possibility of choosing alternatives in the timeless world of potential possibilities of the Universe.