''The Review of Metaphysics'' is a

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. It was established by Paul Weiss and the first issue was published in September 1947. The journal's primary sponsor is and has been

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, but other major universities help sustain it. The journal publishes articles on

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and on the

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. It also has a large

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section and lists the abstracts of other English-based philosophy journals. Once a year, it publishes statistics on the philosophy graduate programs in North America. The current

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is Michael Rohlf (School of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America).

Notable articles (ordered by date of publication)

* "Aristotle and Plato on God as ''Nous'' and as the Good," by Stephen Menn (1992). * "Kant's Empiricism," by Lorne Falkenstein (1997). * "The Paradoxes of Hylomorphism," by Gordon P. Barnes (2003). * "Stanley Rosen's Critique of Leo Strauss," by Alexander S. Duff (2010). * "Aristotle's Psychological Approach to the Idea of Luck," by Daniel Schillinger (2019). * "Plato's Theory of Reincarnation: Eschatology and Natural Philosophy," by Douglas R. Campbell (2022).

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* English-language journals Philosophy journals Quarterly journals Publications established in 1947 Metaphysics literature 1947 establishments in Washington, D.C. Philosophy Documentation Center academic journals Catholic University of America academic journals {{philo-journal-stub

Notable articles (ordered by date of publication)

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