Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Friedrich Nietzsche and Peter van Inwagen

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects

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Essences are fictions needed for beings who represent things [Nietzsche]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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We begin with concepts of kinds, from individuals; but that is not the essence of individuals [Nietzsche]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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The essence of a star includes the released binding energy which keeps it from collapse [Inwagen]

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

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The persistence of artifacts always covertly involves intelligent beings [Inwagen]

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

7161	The essence of a thing is only an opinion about the 'thing' [Nietzsche]