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October 3, 2025Study of Religion0 citations

Ontological Status on the Semantics Objects of Divinity: Meinongian Ontology Approach

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MKM. Rodinal Khair KhasriMSM. Mukhtasar SyamsuddinSMSiti Murtiningsih

Key Points

  • The findings reveal that believers adopt a realist stance towards divinity, implying ontological commitment.
  • Primary data sourced from Meinong's works suggest that divine entities exist independently of consciousness.
  • The study employs a blend of philosophical inquiry and literature review to analyze ontological status.
  • This research highlights the necessity to redefine how we understand semantic objects related to divinity.

Abstract

This study explores the ontological nature of semantic entities, particularly those categorized as non-existent, such as deities. It delves into the challenge posed by the principle of individuation within the realism-anti-realism debate, focusing on the philosophical viewpoints of concretism. Employing a blend of philosophical inquiry and literature review, the research aims to reexamine contemporary discussions on the philosophy of divinity and redefi ne the ontological status of religious semantic objects. Primary data are sourced from the seminal works of Alexius Meinong and Meinongian scholars concerning semantic object ontology. The fi ndings suggest that believers adopt a realist stance towards their divine beliefs, necessitating an ontological commitment to the existence of God. However, the construction of divinity occurs within the realm of consciousness, with the object of representation existing independently of the mind while its content is determined by mental processes.

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Khasri et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e040f3a99c246f578b35f5https://doi.org/10.22250/2072-8662-2025-1-97-107
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