Judgement is the starting point of metaphysics because metaphysical inquiry begins when the mind goes beyond immediate sensations and seeks to determine what is ultimately real. Metaphysics is concerned with being, reality, substance, causation, identity, change, and the fundamental structure of existence. These questions cannot be investigated merely by collecting sense-data. They require the intellect to form judgements about what things are, how they exist, and how they are related. A judgement is an intellectual act in which the mind affirms or denies something about something. For example, the judgement “the tree exists” affirms existence of the tree, while “the soul is not material” denies materiality to the soul. Through judgement, isolated concepts are brought into meaningful relations. The concepts of “being,” “cause,” “substance,” “change,” and “self” by themselves do not constitute metaphysical knowledge. It is through judgements that the mind asserts propositions concerning them and