Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anaxarchus, Susan A. Gelman and Gordon Graham
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
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In India, upper-castes essentialize caste more than lower-castes do [Gelman]
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Essentialism is either natural to us, or an accident of our culture, or a necessary result of language [Gelman]
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Children's concepts include nonobvious features, like internal parts, functions and causes [Gelman]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Essentialism: real or representational? sortal, causal or ideal? real particulars, or placeholders? [Gelman]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
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Essentialism says categories have a true hidden nature which gives an object its identity [Gelman]
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Sortals are needed for determining essence - the thing must be categorised first [Gelman]
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Kind (unlike individual) essentialism assumes preexisting natural categories [Gelman]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary
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Kinship is essence that comes in degrees, and age groups are essences that change over time [Gelman]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences
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Essentialism comes from the cognitive need to categorise [Gelman]
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We found no evidence that mothers teach essentialism to their children [Gelman]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Essentialism is useful for predictions, but it is not the actual structure of reality [Gelman]
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