Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Moses Schönfinkel, Michael Devitt and John Dupr
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species
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A species might have its essential genetic mechanism replaced by a new one [Dupré]
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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category [Devitt]
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Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences [Devitt]
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It seems that species lack essential properties, so they can't be natural kinds [Dupré]
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