"the search for necessary truths, truths that are not only true, but they couldn't have been false."
— Metaphysics

January 1, 1970

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Charles Hartshorne, philosopher, in the Veery journal interview (1996) in response to Veery editor Steven Vita's question of "What is the most rewarding aspect of philosophy?" Hartshorne's answer of metaphysics with this quoted definition of metaphysics in Veery is then reprinted in 1997 in the Austin American-Statesman and then quoted from in The New York Times obituary by Douglas Martin, October, 13, 2000, entitled “Charles Hartshorne, Theologian, Is Dead; Proponent of an Activist God Was 103.