Discuss some of the questions at the heart of metaphysics. Define the term, noting the questions with which it is concerned, and then discuss at least one philosopher's approach to a metaphysical issue.

Questions pertaining to "What is the ultimate reality?" (e. g. "what happens after this life?" "Is this all there is?")

Plato believed life was like "shadows on a wall," in that it is virtually impossible to know anything outside of what our physical senses relay to us.