On the Content and Object of Presentations
| Author | Kazimierz Twardowski |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zur Lehre vom Inhalt und Gegenstand der Vorstellungen |
| Language | German |
| Genre | Philosophy |
Publication date | 1894 |
| Publication place | Austria |
| Media type |
On the Content and Object of Presentations (Template:Lang-de) is an 1894 book by the Polish philosopher Kazimierz Twardowski, a student of Franz Brentano. The book, which greatly influenced the course of philosophy, argues that the object of a mental act is not "immanent" in the act, meaning that it is not part of the act. It distinguishes between the individual mental act, its content, and its object. It also argues that the question of whether or not an act has an object must be distinguished from the question of whether or not the object exists. It holds that even though every mental act has an object or intention, many of those objects do not exist at all. Alexius Meinong was to adopt Twardowski's distinction, 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]
References
- ^ Reinhardt Grossmann (1995). Ted Honderich (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 548. ISBN 0-19-866132-0.