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mental object

object whose space of existence is the mind; item that is thought of as being "in" the mind, and capable of being formed and manipulated by mental processes and faculties: thoughts, concepts, memories, emotions, percepts and intentions
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mental object

Summary

mental object is a type of object[1]. It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • mental object's instance of is recorded as type of object[3].
  • mental object is a type of Q141542650[4].
  • mental object's said to be the same as is recorded as abstract entity[5].
  • mental object's said to be the same as is recorded as mental image[6].
  • mental object's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mental content[7].
  • mental object's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.loa-cnr.it/ontologies/MentalObjects.owl#mental-object[8].
  • mental object's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/DOLCE/OWL/DOLCEbasic#MentalObject[9].
  • mental object's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#PsychologicalEntity[10].
  • mental object's different from is recorded as fictional object[11].
  • mental object's different from is recorded as hypothetical entity[12].
  • mental object's studied by is recorded as externalism[13].
  • mental object's studied by is recorded as epistemic internalism[14].
  • mental object's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Ontology[15].
  • mental object's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as MOB[16].

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Definition and Type

mental object's instance of is recorded as type of object[3]. It is a type of Q141542650[4].

Why It Matters

mental object is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q141163319. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q141575509. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q141624432. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mental-object_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mental object}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mental-object}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'pt']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Equivalent class → http://www.loa-cnr.it/ontologies/MentalObjects.owl#mental-ob, https://w3id.org/DOLCE/OWL/DOLCEbasic#MentalObject, https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#PsychologicalE
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#PsychologicalEntity"
  2. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Q141542650
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141542650]]"
  3. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jstor topic id (archived) → mental-content
    Wikidata description → object whose space of existence is the mind; item that is thought of as being "i
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3827]]: mental-content, Moving from [[Q450]]"
  4. 16d ago · ~2026-50431-26 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → object whose space of existence is the mind; item that is thought of as being "i
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, ru, fr, es, it, uk, pl, nl, ca, nn, sv, te, hu, be-tarask, sr, az, be, ja, he, th, zh-cn, sq, pt, pt-br, tr, bn, fi, vec, hi, ms-arab, ms, sl, nb, zh, zh-"
  5. 21d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → —
    Studied by → externalism, epistemic internalism
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Ontology
    Equivalent class → http://www.loa-cnr.it/ontologies/MentalObjects.owl#mental-ob, https://w3id.org/DOLCE/OWL/DOLCEbasic#MentalObject, https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#PsychologicalE
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2579]]: [[Q138660567]]"
  6. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → —
    Location → —
    Subclass of → Q141542650
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q123139280]]"
  7. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kbpedia id → MentalContent
    Instance of → type of object
    Wikidata description → object whose space of existence is the mind; item that is thought of as being "i
    Topic's main category → Category:Mental content
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28191, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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