Terence Parsons
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Terence Parsons is an American contemporary philosopher of the analytic
tradition. Parsons is also a Professor at UCLA in its Department of Philosophy
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Heavily influenced by Alexius Meinong
, he wrote Nonexistent Objects (1980), which dealt with possible world
theory in order to defend the reality of nonexistent objects.
Analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century...
tradition. Parsons is also a Professor at UCLA in its Department of Philosophy
UCLA Department of Philosophy
The UCLA Department of Philosophy is a constituent department of the Division of Humanities in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. From the mid-20th century, the department has been a leading and widely respected center for the study of Analytic Philosophy, especially Mathematical Logic,...
.
Heavily influenced by Alexius Meinong
Alexius Meinong
Alexius Meinong was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology...
, he wrote Nonexistent Objects (1980), which dealt with possible world
Possible world
In philosophy and logic, the concept of a possible world is used to express modal claims. The concept of possible worlds is common in contemporary philosophical discourse and has also been disputed.- Possibility, necessity, and contingency :...
theory in order to defend the reality of nonexistent objects.