Nonexistent objects
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title:
Nonexistent objects
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In metaphysics and ontology, nonexistent objects are a concept advanced by Austrian philosopher Alexius Meinong in the 19th and 20th centuries within a "theory of objects". He was interested in intentional states which are directed at nonexistent objects. Starting with the "principle of intentionality", mental phenomena are intentionally directed towards an object. People may imagine, desire or fear something that does not exist. Other philosophers concluded that intentionality is not a real rel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonexistent_objects
date created:
2006-09-29T02:01:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:01:27Z
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