Overview: A comprehensive introduction to the notion of existence – arguably, the most important concept of ontology and metaphysics.Introduces both mainstream and non-standard theories within the philosophical.This profound exploration of one of the core notions of philosophy—the concept of existence itself—reviews, then counters (via Meinongian theory), the mainstream philosophical view running from Hume to Frege, Russell, and Quine, summarized thus by Kant: “Existence is not a predicate.” The initial section of the book presents a comprehensive introduction to, and critical evaluation of, t
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