The Imaginary Logic of Nikolai Aleksandrovich Vasil’ev
This volume explores the life and works of Nicolai A. Vasil'ev, a notable Russian logician and philosopher. It contextualizes his contributions within the historical landscape of logic in Russia and Western Europe from the late 19th to early 20th century, focusing on non-Aristotelian logics and their relevance today. Ideal for graduate students and scholars.
This is the first volume devoted to the aesthetics of the Graz school. V. Raspa’s introduction gives an outline of the aesthetic themes and exponents of the school. D. Jacquette argues for a Meinongian subjectivistic aesthetic value theory. B. Langlet deals with aesthetic properties and emotions. Ch. G. Allesch presents Witasek's aesthetics in its historical context. Í. Vendrell Ferran investigates the aesthetic experience and quasi-feelings in Meinong, Witasek, Saxinger and Schwarz. R. Martinelli illustrates the musical aesthetics of Ehrenfels, Höfler and Witasek. P. Mahr asks if object-theoretical aesthetics is possible at all. M. Potrc and V. Strahovnik concentrate on Veber's aesthetic judgment. N. Dolcini deals with the migration of ficta, and F. Orilia with words and pictures in fictional stories.
The lively interest in Meinong’s philosophy among Italian philosophers has led to this volume of MEINONG STUDIES. Venanzio Raspa provides an enlightening historical overview of Meinong’s reception in Italy from his lifetime to the present. Riccardo Martinelli reconstructs the Meinongian theory of higher-order musical objects. Francesca Modenato outlines Meinong’s object theory as a theory of pure objects, distinguishing it from ontology and aligning it more with gnoseology. From a systematic-analytic perspective, Andrea Bottani explores incomplete objects, while Mario Alai examines propositions about non-existent objects. Carola Barbero proposes a realistic theory of emotions evoked by reading literary texts. Additionally, Alberto Voltolini discusses existence as a property, Francesco Orilia validates a Meinongian intuition through his 'fact infinitism' approach, and Guido Bonino addresses Gustav Bergmann’s interpretation of Meinong’s ontology. This collection reflects the depth and breadth of contemporary discussions surrounding Meinong’s ideas and their implications across various philosophical domains.