Tim Crane addresses the ancient question of how it is possible to think about what does not exist. He argues that the representation of the non-existent is a pervasive feature of our thought about the world, and that to understand thought's...
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Tim Crane addresses the ancient question of how it is possible to think about what does not exist. He argues that the representation of the non-existent is a pervasive feature of our thought about the world, and that to understand thought's representational power we need to understand the representation of the non-existent
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The problem of non-existenceExistence and quantification -- The nature of existence and non-existence -- The structure of intentionality -- Reductionism and psychologism -- Thinking about specific things -- Concluding remarks.