Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Brand Blanshard, Jackson/Pargetter/Prior and Peter Simons

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Objects have their essential properties because of the kind of objects they are [Simons]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

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We must distinguish the de dicto 'must' of propositions from the de re 'must' of essence [Simons]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

12873

Original parts are the best candidates for being essential to artefacts [Simons]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 12. Essential Parts

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An essential part of an essential part is an essential part of the whole [Simons]