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| 21547 | On Meinong's principles 'the existent round square' has to exist |
| Full Idea: To my contention that, on his principles, 'the existent round square' exists, Meinong replies that it is existent but does not exist. I must confess that I see no difference between existing and being existent, and I have no more to say on this head. | |||
| From: Bertrand Russell (Review: Meinong 'Uber die Stellung...' [1907], p.93) | |||
| A reaction: Russell is obviously invoking the famously dubious ontological argument for God's existence. Normally impossible objects are rejected because of contradictions, but there might also be category mistakes. 'The slow square'. |