ABSTRACT
This chapter serves to distinguish between the founding relation and the production relation among objects. It discusses the differing cognitive and/or ontological import of the theory of objects, according to whether the analysis concentrates mainly on the cognitive production of objects or on the given objectuality of objects. The aspects of Alexius Meinong's theory of objects are innovations due to the theory of production. The Graz school acquired a certain fame among contemporary philosophy and psychology, and it was known for two aspects in particular: the theory of production and the theory of objects. The theory of production, concerning the psychological side of the theory, deals, in fact, with the relations among the various types of presentation, contents, and objects. Critics have often contended that after publication of the second edition of Meinong's On Assumptions, the psychological theory of production declined in importance for the Graz school, giving way to a greater ontological emphasis in the theory.
