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Nonexistent Objects

Meinong and Contemporary Philosophy

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Kenneth J. Perszyk

    1. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Part of the book series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series (NIPS, volume 49)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introductory Considerations

    • Kenneth J. Perszyk
    Pages 1-38

  3. Meinong’s Theory of Objects

    • Kenneth J. Perszyk
    Pages 39-91

  4. The Nature of Meinong’s Objects: Existent and Nonexistent

    • Kenneth J. Perszyk
    Pages 92-150

  5. Two Main Arguments for Nonexistents

    • Kenneth J. Perszyk
    Pages 151-223

  6. Main Arguments Against Nonexistents

    • Kenneth J. Perszyk
    Pages 224-285

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 286-307
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About this book

Issues surrounding the status and nature of `nonexistent objects' constitute one of philosophy's oldest and densest thickets. In this book Perszyk takes his readers surefootedly through this thicket, informed both historically and at the level of contemporary discussion of relevant themes. His main aim is to develop a `bundle' or `set of properties' interpretation of Meinong's theory of nonexistent objects (as opposed to a set of properties neo-Meinongian metaphysics), and to defend this nonstandard interpretation against competing views in both the philosophical and scholarly literature on Meinong. The Meinong who emerges is neither the hero nor the villain his friends and foes have commonly led us to believe.
This clearly written book is a valuable addition both to the literature on Meinong and to contemporary metaphysics of modality. It is written for students and professionals interested in these, and related, areas.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Kenneth J. Perszyk

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nonexistent Objects

  • Book Subtitle: Meinong and Contemporary Philosophy

  • Authors: Kenneth J. Perszyk

  • Series Title: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8214-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2461-4Published: 30 September 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4319-1Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8214-8Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4530

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 308

  • Topics: Ontology, Modern Philosophy, Logic

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