On the Content and Object of Presentations

On the Content and Object of Presentations (German: Zur Lehre vom Inhalt und Gegenstand der Vorstellungen, "On the Doctrine of the Content and Object of Presentations") is an 1894 book by the Polish philosopher Kazimierz Twardowski, a student of the philosopher Franz Brentano.[1]

On the Content and Object of Presentations
AuthorKazimierz Twardowski
Original titleZur Lehre vom Inhalt und Gegenstand der Vorstellungen
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
SubjectMental acts
Published1894
Media typePrint
ISBN978-9024719266

Reception

The philosopher Reinhardt Grossmann has observed that On the Content and Object of Presentations greatly influenced the course of philosophy. The philosopher Alexius Meinong adopted Twardowski's distinction between the individual mental act, its content and its object, and his contention that there are many objects of acts that do not exist. This helped Meinong to clearly separate presentations from the objects which they intend.[1]

Editions

English translation
  • Kasimir Twardowski, On the Content and Object of Presentations. A Psychological Investigation, translation and introduction by Reinhardt Grossmann, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1977.

References

  1. Grossmann 2005, p. 582.

Bibliography

Books
  • Grossmann, Reinhardt (2005). "Meinong, Alexius". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.
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