Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Peter Carruthers, E.J. Lowe and John Haldane

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Grasping an essence is just grasping a real definition [Lowe]

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

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All things must have an essence (a 'what it is'), or we would be unable to think about them [Lowe]

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Explanation can't give an account of essence, because it is too multi-faceted [Lowe]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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Knowing an essence is just knowing what the thing is, not knowing some further thing [Lowe]

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If we must know some entity to know an essence, we lack a faculty to do that [Lowe]