Meinong on meaning an truth / Anna Sierszulska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sierszulska, Anna.

Series:

Phenomenology & Mind

Phenomenology & Mind ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meaning (Philosophy).

Truth.

Meinong, A. (Alexius), 1853-1920.

Meinong, A.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study aims at exposing Meinong's ideas that may be of interest to analytic philosophers. It contains all the basic information concerning Meinong's theory of objects with a special focus upon 'objectives', which are Meinong's propositions. Meinong's theory of meaning and his epistemological views are discussed in detail. An outline of his conception of truth, which is classified as firmly realistic, is followed by a review of the critical works touching upon Meinong's epistemological ideas. Finally, Meinong's theory of objects is presented as inspiring the development of Meinongian logics,

Contents:

pt. 1. Objectives and other objects of intentional reference

pt. 2. Meaning and truth

pt. 3. Meinong's truth in the eyes of his critics

pt. 4. Meinong's theory in the perspective of philosophical semantics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110325669

3110325667

OCLC:

851970789