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Alexius Meinong
Alexius Meinong (b. 1853, d. 1920) was an Austrian philosopher who
worked at the University of Graz. He was a pupil of Franz Brentano
and is most famous for his belief in nonexistent objects.
Major Works:
- Über Gegenstandstheorie, lead article in A. Meinong (ed.),
Untersuchungen zur Gegenstandstheorie und Psychologie,
Leipzig: Barth, 1904
- Über Annahmen, 2nd ed., Leipzig: Barth, 1910
- Über Möglichkeit und Wahrscheinlichkeit,
Leipzig: Barth, 1915
- Über emotionale Präsentation, report of the
Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, 1917
His Life:
- Born, 1853, in Lemberg (which was part of Austria and later
became part of Poland; now it is called Lviv and is in the Ukraine),
to a noble German family
- 1865-1870, attended the Academic Gymnasium, in Vienna
- 1870, enrolled at the University of Vienna
- 1874, Doctorate Examination, History (Hauptrigorosum) and
Philosophy (Nebenrigorosum), University of Vienna
- 1878-1882, Privatdozent, University of Vienna
- 1882, Habilitation, Philosophy, University of Vienna
- 1882-1889, Professor Extraordinarius, University of Graz
- 1889-1920, Ordinary Professor, Chair of Philosophy, University
of Graz
- Died, 1920, in Graz, Austria
Further Reading:
- Findlay, J. N., Meinong's Theory of Objects and
Values, 2nd ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963
- Simons, Peter, ‘On What There Isn't: The Meinong--Russell
Dispute’, in his book Philosophy and Logic in Central Europe from
Bolzano to Tarski, Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1992, pp. 159--191