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Meinong's jungle, the Glossary

Meinong's jungle is the name given by Richard Routley (1980) to the repository of non-existent objects in the ontology of Alexius Meinong.^[1]

35 relations: Abstract and concrete, Abstract object theory, Alexius Meinong, Analytic philosophy, Austria, Bertrand Russell, Colin McGinn, Contemporary philosophy, Empty name, Existence, Extended modal realism, Fictionalism, Gottlob Frege, Jaakko Hintikka, Modal realism, Nominalism, Noneism, Nonexistent objects, Occam's razor, Ontological commitment, Ontology, Pegasus, Peter Hacker, Philosophy, Philosophy of language, Plato's beard, Possible world, Reference, Richard Sylvan, Sense and reference, Theory of descriptions, Unicorn, Universal (metaphysics), Willard Van Orman Quine, William Kneale.
Abstract object theory
Metaphysical realism
Modal metaphysics

Abstract and concrete

In metaphysics, the distinction between abstract and concrete refers to a divide between two types of entities. Meinong's jungle and abstract and concrete are abstract object theory.

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Abstract object theory

Abstract object theory (AOT) is a branch of metaphysics regarding abstract objects.

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Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim (17 July 1853 – 27 November 1920) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology and theory of objects. Meinong's jungle and Alexius Meinong are abstract object theory.

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Analytic philosophy

Analytic philosophy is a broad, contemporary movement or tradition within Western philosophy and especially anglophone philosophy, focused on analysis.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British mathematician, logician, philosopher, and public intellectual.

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Colin McGinn

Colin McGinn (born 10 March 1950) is a British philosopher.

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Contemporary philosophy

Contemporary philosophy is the present period in the history of Western philosophy beginning at the early 20th century with the increasing professionalization of the discipline and the rise of analytic and continental philosophy.

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Empty name

In metaphysics and the philosophy of language, an empty name is a proper name that has no referent. Meinong's jungle and empty name are abstract object theory and concepts in metaphysics.

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Existence

Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing. Meinong's jungle and Existence are ontology.

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Extended modal realism

Extended modal realism is a metaphysical theory developed by Takashi Yagisawa. Meinong's jungle and Extended modal realism are metaphysical realism and modal metaphysics.

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Fictionalism

Fictionalism is the view in philosophy which posits that statements appearing to be descriptions of the world should not be construed as such, but should instead be understood as cases of "make believe." Thus, allowing individuals to treat something as literally true (a "useful fiction").

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Gottlob Frege

Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (8 November 1848 – 26 July 1925) was a German philosopher, logician, and mathematician.

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Jaakko Hintikka

Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (12 January 1929 – 12 August 2015) was a Finnish philosopher and logician.

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Modal realism

Modal realism is the view propounded by philosopher David Lewis that all possible worlds are real in the same way as is the actual world: they are "of a kind with this world of ours." It is based on four tenets: possible worlds exist, possible worlds are not different in kind from the actual world, possible worlds are irreducible entities, and the term actual in actual world is indexical, i.e. Meinong's jungle and Modal realism are metaphysical realism and modal metaphysics.

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Nominalism

In metaphysics, nominalism is the view that universals and abstract objects do not actually exist other than being merely names or labels. Meinong's jungle and nominalism are ontology.

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Noneism

Noneism, also known as modal Meinongianism (named after Alexius Meinong), is a theory in logic and metaphysics. Meinong's jungle and Noneism are abstract object theory and modal metaphysics.

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Nonexistent objects

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". Meinong's jungle and nonexistent objects are abstract object theory.

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Occam's razor

In philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; novacula Occami) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements.

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Ontological commitment

In formal semantics, an ontological commitment of a language is one or more objects postulated to exist by that language. Meinong's jungle and ontological commitment are ontology.

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Ontology

Ontology is the philosophical study of being.

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Pegasus

Pegasus (Pḗgasos; Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion.

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Peter Hacker

Peter Michael Stephan Hacker (born 15 July 1939) is a British philosopher.

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Philosophy of language

In analytic philosophy, philosophy of language investigates the nature of language and the relations between language, language users, and the world.

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Plato's beard

In metaphysics, Plato's beard is a paradoxical argument dubbed by Willard Van Orman Quine in his 1948 paper "On What There Is". Meinong's jungle and Plato's beard are abstract object theory.

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Possible world

A possible world is a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been. Meinong's jungle and possible world are modal metaphysics.

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Reference

A reference is a relationship between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.

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Richard Sylvan

Richard Sylvan (13 December 1935 – 16 June 1996) was a New Zealand–born philosopher, logician, and environmentalist. Meinong's jungle and Richard Sylvan are abstract object theory.

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Sense and reference

In the philosophy of language, the distinction between sense and reference was an idea of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege in 1892 (in his paper "On Sense and Reference"; German: "Über Sinn und Bedeutung"), reflecting the two ways he believed a singular term may have meaning.

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Theory of descriptions

The theory of descriptions is the philosopher Bertrand Russell's most significant contribution to the philosophy of language.

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Unicorn

The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.

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In metaphysics, a universal is what particular things have in common, namely characteristics or qualities. Meinong's jungle and universal (metaphysics) are abstract object theory and ontology.

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Willard Van Orman Quine

Willard Van Orman Quine (known to his friends as "Van"; June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century".

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William Kneale

William Calvert Kneale (22 June 1906 – 24 June 1990) was an English logician best known for his 1962 book The Development of Logic, a history of logic from its beginnings in Ancient Greece written with his wife Martha.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinong's_jungle

Also known as Metaphysical extravagance.

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See also

Abstract object theory

Metaphysical realism

Modal metaphysics

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