Table Of ContentTHE SCHOOL OF 
ALEXIUS MEINONG
Western Philosophy Series
Edited by:
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Editors: Roberto Poli, Trento University; Italy, S.J. Surma, Auckland 
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Rhode Island, Max Cresswell, Victoria University, Wellington,
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Titles published in the Western Philosophy Series
(series volume numbers correspond to the original NIP series)
The Brentano Puzzle, edited by R. Poli, 1988 ISBN 1 84014 371 1 (vol 55) 
Sociative Logics and their Applications: Essays by the Late Richard Sylvan, 
Edited by D. Hyde and G. Priest, 2000 ISBN 0 7546 1127 2 (vol 56)
The School of Alexius Meinong, edited by Liliana Albertazzi,
Dale Jacquette and Roberto Poli, 2001 ISBN 1 84014 374 6 (vol 57)
The School of Alexius Meinong
Edited by
LILIANA ALBERTAZZI 
University of Trento, Italy
DALE JACQUETTE
University of Pennsylvania
ROBERTO POLI
University of Trento, Italy
First published 2001 by Ashgate Publishing 
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
The school of Alexius Meinong. - (Western philosophy 
series)
1. Meinong, Alexius, 1853-1920 - Contributions in philosophy
2. Meinong, Alexius, 1853-1920 - Contributions in psychology
3. Meinong, Alexius, 1853-1920 - Friends and associates
4. Philosophy, Austrian 5. Psychology - Philosophy
I. Albertazzi, Liliana II. Jacquette, Dale III. Poli, Roberto 
193
Library of Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The school of Alexius Meinong/ edited by Liliana Albertazzi, Dale Jacquette, Roberto Poli. 
p.cm. - (Western philosophy series)
Includes index.
ISBN 1-84014-374-6
1. Meinong, A. (Alexius), 1853-1920-Influence. 2. Meinong, A. (Alexius), 
1853-1920-Contributions in science. I. Albertazzi, Liliana, n. Jacquette, Dale. El. Poli, 
Roberto, 1955- IV. Series
B3309.M24A6 S34 2001 
193—dc21
2001022641
ISBN 13: 978-1-84014-374-4 (hbk)
Contents
List of Contributors  viii
Foreword  xi
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1  Meinong in His and Our Times
Liliana Albertazzi, Dale Jacquette and Roberto Poli  3
2  Alexius Meinong's Life and Work
Evelyn Dolling  49
PART II: MATES AND PUPILS
3  Rudolf Ameseder (1877-1937)
Maria Sinatra  79
4  Vittorio Benussi (1878-1927)
Liliana Albertazzi  95
5  Christian von Ehrenfels (1859-1932)
Alfred Zimmer  135
6  Wilhelm Frankl (1878-1933)
Giovanni Grandi  145
7  Fritz Heider (1896-1988)
Elisabeth Baumgartner  153
8  Alois Hofler (1853-1922)
Thomas Blackmore  157
v
vi The School of Alexius Meinong
9 Ernst Mally (1879-1944)
Gerhard Zee ha 191
10 Ernst Schwarz (1878-1938) 
Wilhelm Baumgartner 205
11 France Veber (1890-1975) 
Matjaz Potrc 209
12 Stephan Witasek (1870-1915) 
Andrea Haberl-Zemljic 225
PART III: TOPICS IN MEINONGIAN PHILOSOPHY 
A. Psychology
13 Presentation and Production 
Liliana Albertazzi 239
14 Meinong on Psychological Content 
Johann Christian Marek 261
15 Assumptions 
Roberto Poli 287
16 Meinong on the Objects of Sensation 
Robin D. Rollinger 297
17 The Legacy of the Graz Psychologists 
Liliana Albertazzi 321
B. Logic, Ontology and Metaphysics
18 General Theses of the Theory of Objects 
Roberto Poli 347
19 Aufiersein of the Pure Object 
Dale Jacquette 373
Contents  vii
20 Nuclear and Extranuclear Properties 
Dale Jacquette 397
21 Meinong's Theory of Meaning 
Peter M. Simons and Edgar Morscher All
22 The Meinongian Logic of Fiction 
Jacek Pasniczek 457
23 Meinong’s Main Mistake 
Reinhardt Grossmann All
24 What is Alive and What is Dead in Russell's 
Critique of Meinong 
Alberto Voltolini 489
C. Value Theory
25 Meinongian Aesthetics 
Karl Schuhmann 517
26 Value Theory in Ehrenfels and Meinong 
Karl Schuhmann 541
Index of Names 571
List of Contributors
Liliana Albertazzi
Department of Sociology and Social Research 
26 Verdi st., 38100 Trento, Italy
Elisabeth Baumgartner 
Institut fur Psychologie
1 Mittelbacterplatz, 97074 Wurzburg, Germany
Wilhelm Baumgartner 
Lehrstuhl fur Philosophic III
2 Residenzplatz, 97070 Wurzburg, Germany
Thomas Blackmore
4932 Sentinel Drive (#201, Condo I, Summer Village) 
Bethesda, Maryland 20816, USA
Evelyn Dolling
Technische Universitat Berlin
7 Ernst Reuter Platz, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Giovanni Grandi
Dept, of Philosophy
7, Universita st., 34100 Trieste, Italy
Reinhardt Grossmann
Department of Philosophy
Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Andrea Haberl-Zemljic 
Altneudorfl 16
A-8490 Bad Radkersburg, Austria
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List of Contributors   XI
Dale  J  acquette 
Department  of  Philosophy 
 642 Sparks  Building,  University  Park,  PA   20861 USA 
Johann  Christian  Marek 
Institut  der  Philosophie 
 62  ,eBartshcirnieH 8010   ,zarG Austria 
Edgar  Morscher 
Institut   riif Philosophie 
1  Franziskanergasse,  5020  Salzburg,  Austria 
Jacek Pasniczek 
Maria  Curie-Sklodowska  University 
Lublin,  Poland 
Roberto  Poli 
Department  of  Sociology   dna Social  Research 
 62 Verdi   ,.ts 38100  Trento,  Italy 
Matjaz  Potrc 
Filozofska  Fakulteta 
2  Askerceva,   10016 Ljubljana,  Slovenie 
Robin   .D Rollinger 
Husserl  Archiv,  Werthmannplatz,  1195-1198  Kollegiengebaude  1 
 58097 Freiburg,  Germany 
Karl  Schuhmann 
Tolsteegsingel,   41
3582  AD  Utrecht,  The  Netherlands 
Peter   .M Simons 
Department  of  Philosophy 
University,  Leeds  LS2   ,TJ9 England 
Maria  Sinatra 
Dept.  of  Psychology 
 ,1 Umberto  I  sq.,  Palazzo  Ateneo,  70100  Bari,  Italy