Meinong

[ mahy-nawng ]

/ ˈmaɪ nɔŋ /

A·lex·i·us

[ah-lek-see-oo s] /ɑˈlɛk si ʊs/,1853–1920, Austrian psychologist and philosopher.

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As Meinong says so well, we confuse identity with agreement.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
Then, according to Meinong, we have to distinguish three elements which are necessarily combined in constituting the one thought.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
Meinong insists upon an existential judgment, a judgment that the object valued is real, as essential to value.
Social Value|B. M. Anderson
There is another important condition to which Hume calls attention and which is interpreted by his clever disciple Meinong.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

Meinong does not regard this as a contradiction, but I fail to see that it is not one.
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell