Alexius Meinong and His Contemporaries

A century after the death of Alexius Meinong (1853-1920), founder of the «object theory», «Rivista di Filosofia Neo-Scolastica» devotes a special issue to the theme: «Meinong and his Contemporaries». During his life, Meinong enjoyed the same notoriety as Husserl, to whom he was commonly compared well in criticism as in appreciation; another figure often associated to him is Russell, with whom Meinong had a controversy that has been extensively studied. However, there are many other figures of contemporary philosophers, who have dealt with Meinong’s ideas and with whom Meinong got in touch. The aim of the issue is to provide a map of the network of the relations that involved Meinong’s philosophy, which still shows vivacity, even when Meinong’s texts are read through various perspectives and with different purposes from those of his contemporaries.