Metametaphysics

Metametaphysics is the philosophical study of metaphysics. It attempts to answer questions such as: what is the proper subject matter of metaphysics? Which methods should be employed in addressing metaphysical disputes? Is metaphysical knowledge even possible? And what metaphysical claims do answers to the previous questions commit one to? One way to approach the topic is by distinguishing metaontology—which specifically focuses on these questions as they pertain to ontology, the metaphysical inquiry into what exists—from an assortment of topics that fall within the scope of metametaphysics yet that to some extent fall outside the scope of metaontology (although the distinction is itself an item of ongoing metametaphysical controversy).