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From the Meinongian Point of View

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  • Maciej Sendłak Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0539-5924

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/LLP.2022.028

Keywords

Alexius Meinong, Peter van Inwagen, Willard van Orman Quine, non-existent objects, quantifiers

Abstract

In this paper, I discuss one of Peter van Inwagen’s charges against the Meinongian thesis, which states that some objects do not exist. The charges aimed to show that the thesis either leads to a contradiction or that it is obscure. Both consequences support the opposite Quinean thesis, which states that every object exists. As opposed to the former, the latter ought to be consistent and clear. I argue why there is no contradiction in the Meinongian thesis and why the Quinean thesis is not clear.

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2022-10-24

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SENDŁAK, Maciej. From the Meinongian Point of View. Logic and Logical Philosophy. Online. 24 October 2022. Vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 243-251. [Accessed 5 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/LLP.2022.028.
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