The Metaphysics of Existence and Nonexistence: Actualism, Meinongianism, and Predication

by Matthew Davidson

Are there nonexistent objects? Can we make sense of objects having properties without thinking that there are nonexistent objects? Is existence a predicate? Can we make sense of necessarily existing objects depending on God? Tackling these central questions, Matthew Davidson explores the metaphysics of existence and nonexistence.

He presents an extended argument for independence actualism, a previously undefended view that objects can have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350344834
• ISBN13: 9781350344839
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"