By Francesco Berto
This profound exploration of 1 of the center notions of philosophy―the idea of lifestyles itself―reviews, then counters (via Meinongian theory), the mainstream philosophical view operating from Hume to Frege, Russell, and Quine, summarized therefore through Kant: “Existence isn't really a predicate.” The preliminary element of the ebook provides a complete advent to, and demanding overview of, this mainstream view. the writer strikes directly to give you the first systematic survey of all of the major Meinongian theories of life, which, against this, reckon lifestyles to be a true, full-fledged estate of gadgets that a few issues own, and others lack. As an influential addition to the examine literature, the 3rd half develops the main updated neo-Meinongian thought referred to as Modal Meinongianism, applies it to express fields reminiscent of the ontology of fictional items, and discusses its open difficulties, laying the foundation for additional research.
In accordance with the newest developments in analytic ontology, the writer prioritizes a meta-ontological standpoint, adopting a twin definition of meta-ontology because the discourse at the that means of being, and because the discourse at the instruments and strategies of ontological enquiry. this enables a balanced overview of philosophical perspectives on a cost-benefit foundation, following a number of standards for concept assessment. Compelling and revealing, this new ebook is an important addition to modern philosophical ontology.
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