Alexius Meinong

Alexius Meinong
Alexius Meinong
Born	Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim; 17 July 1853; Lemberg, Galicia, Austrian Empire (present-day Lviv, Ukraine)
Died	27 November 1920 (aged 67); Graz, Styria, Austria
Education	University of Vienna (PhD, 1874)
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	School of Brentano; Graz School; Austrian realism;
Institutions	University of Graz (1882–1920); Graz Psychological Institute (1894–1920);
Academic advisors	Franz Brentano
Main interests	Ontology, theory of objects, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, value theory
Notable ideas	Theory of objects, nonexistent objects, Meinong's jungle, nuclear vs. extranuclear (constitutive vs. extra-constitutive) properties (konstitutorische vs. außerkonstitutorische Bestimmungen) of objects, the existence–subsistence–absistence distinction; Wide and narrow negation

Alexius Meinong Ritter von Handschuchsheim (17 July 1853 – 27 November 1920) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology. He also made contributions to philosophy of mind and theory of value.^: 1–3

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