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Meinongianism

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2024
ISBN
9781009507479, 9781009181068, 9781009181075
DOI
10.1017/9781009181068
ISSN
2516-418X
Google Books ID
1Nm00AEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1218089 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Elements; Elements in Philosophy and Logic
Pages
\80
Library
Cambridge Core
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2025-02-01 20:46:57

Description

Meinongianism (named after Alexius Meinong) is, roughly, the view that there are not only existent but also nonexistent objects. In this book, Meinong's so-called object theory as well as "neo-Meinongian" reconstructions are presented and discussed, especially with respect to logical issues, both from a historical and a systematic perspective. Among others, the following topics are addressed: basic principles and motivations for Meinongianism; the distinction between "there is" ("x") and "exists" ("E!"); interpretations and kinds of quantification; Meinongianism, the principle of excluded middle and the principle of non-contradiction; the nuclear-extranuclear distinction and modes of predication; varieties of neo-Meinongianism and Meinongian logics.

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