The Objects of Thought - Paperbackby Tim Crane (Author) The Objects of Thought addresses the ancient question of how it is possible to think about what does not exist. Tim Crane argues that the representation of the non existent is a pervasive feature of our thought about the world, and that we will not adequately understand thought's representational power ('intentionality') unless we have understood the representation of the non existent. Intentionality is conceived by Crane in