Joining philosophy of language with phenomenological aesthetics, this book defines the epistemological status of abstract objects and works of art.

Beginning with a provocative conversation between Socrates, Plato, Wittgenstein, and Jung, the book introduces the concept, and coins the term, "Platonic Inductive Fallacy," deriving from a cycle of language games. The author then invokes Robert Stalnaker to clarify the difference between real and actual objects, which gives new insight into the epistemology of abstract objects.

Armed with defined abstract objects, the reader is taken...