Comments on: Square Circles and other such Nonsense http://www.illusive-mind.com/philosophy/square-circles-and-other-such-nonsense/ Trance Music, Philosophy and Politics. The official homepage of philosopher artist: Illusive Mind. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:48:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Illusive Mind http://www.illusive-mind.com/philosophy/square-circles-and-other-such-nonsense/#comment-8 Illusive Mind Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:11:00 +0000 http://www.illusive-mind.com/philosophy/square-circles-and-other-such-nonsense/#comment-8 Hey Joe, I have done a little study on Meinong, the realm of non-existent objects, golden mountains and so forth. It is interesting, though I regard it as a long held confusion between realities in philosophy. For what does it mean to claim that something, let’s say a golden mountain does not exist. Does it mean that I myself have not encountered such a mountain before, that it is -sigh- physically impossible. These kinds of questions presuppose direct access to an objective reality. In the context of my later posts it makes more sense to say that the golden mountain that is referred to has almost equal ontological value as any other mountain. It exists in language, like any other, a construction of our conceptual intellect. The only difference is there is no sense data connected with the golden mountain. Thanks for the question Joe. Hey Joe, I have done a little study on Meinong, the realm of non-existent objects, golden mountains and so forth. It is interesting, though I regard it as a long held confusion between realities in philosophy.

For what does it mean to claim that something, let’s say a golden mountain does not exist. Does it mean that I myself have not encountered such a mountain before, that it is -sigh- physically impossible. These kinds of questions presuppose direct access to an objective reality.

In the context of my later posts it makes more sense to say that the golden mountain that is referred to has almost equal ontological value as any other mountain. It exists in language, like any other, a construction of our conceptual intellect. The only difference is there is no sense data connected with the golden mountain.

Thanks for the question Joe.

]]> By: Joe http://www.illusive-mind.com/philosophy/square-circles-and-other-such-nonsense/#comment-7 Joe Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.illusive-mind.com/philosophy/square-circles-and-other-such-nonsense/#comment-7 Have you read Meinong's "Theory of Objects"? Have you read Meinong’s “Theory of Objects”?

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