Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Douglas Lackey, Robert Kirk and Allan Gibbard

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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Essentialism is the existence of a definite answer as to whether an entity fulfils a condition [Gibbard]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essentialism for concreta is false, since they can come apart under two concepts [Gibbard]