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Alexius Meinong

Alexius Meinong
Meinong, c. 1900
Born
Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim

(1853-07-17)17 July 1853
Died27 November 1920(1920-11-27) (aged 67)
EducationUniversity of Vienna (PhD, 1874)
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School
Institutions
Academic advisorsFranz Brentano
Main interests
Ontology, theory of objects, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, value theory
Notable ideas
Theory of objects, nonexistent objects, Meinong's jungle, nuclear vs. extranuclear (constitutive vs. extra-constitutive) properties (konstitutorische vs. außerkonstitutorische Bestimmungen) of objects,[2][3][4] the existence–subsistence–absistence distinction, wide and narrow negation[5]
Meinong von Handschuchsheim family arms, granted with the title of Ritter in 1851.

Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim (17 July 1853 – 27 November 1920) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology and theory of objects. He also made contributions to philosophy of mind and theory of value.[6]: 1–3 

  1. ^ Gestalt Theory: Official Journal of the Society for Gestalt Theory and Its Applications (GTA), 22, Steinkopff, 2000, p. 94: "Attention has varied between Continental Phenomenology (late Husserl, Merleau-Ponty) and Austrian Realism (Brentano, Meinong, Benussi, early Husserl)".
  2. ^ Alexius Meinong, 1915 Über Möglichkeit und Wahrscheinlichkeit, Barth, p. 176. Reprinted in Alexius Meinong, 1972, Über Möglichkeit und Wahrscheinlichkeit, in Rudolf Haller and Rudolf Kindinger (eds.), Alexius Meinong Gesamtausgabe VI, Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SEP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Reicher, Maria. "Nonexistent Objects". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  5. ^ Marek, Johann, "Alexius Meinong", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2024 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman.
  6. ^ Jacquette, D., Alexius Meinong, The Shepherd of Non-Being (Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer, 2015), pp. 1–3.

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