Combining Philosophers
Ideas for W Wimsatt/W Beardsley, John Mayberry and Scott Shalkowski
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta
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Real numbers as abstracted objects are now treated as complete ordered fields [Mayberry]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
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Serious essentialism says everything has essences, they're not things, and they ground necessities [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Essences are what it is to be that (kind of) thing - in fact, they are the thing's identity [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence
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We distinguish objects by their attributes, not by their essences [Shalkowski]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Critics say that essences are too mysterious to be known [Shalkowski]
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