  (1980, 2–3). Sylvan follows Meinong in claiming that some items exist (e.g., the Eiffel Tower) and some others do not (e.g., Sherlock Holmes). Like Meinong, Sylvan treats existence as a property: some items have the property of being red and some other items do not; some items have the property of being existent (e.g., the Eiffel Tower) and some items do not (e.g., Sherlock Holmes). When items do not have the property of being existent, they are non-existent items. In Sylvan’s jargon, they are “nonentities”.