Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Xenophanes, Halbach,V/Leigh,G.E. and Joseph Almog

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

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Definitionalists rely on snapshot-concepts, instead of on the real processes [Almog]

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Fregean meanings are analogous to conceptual essence, defining a kind [Almog]

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Essential definition aims at existence conditions and structural truths [Almog]

17868

Surface accounts aren't exhaustive as they always allow unintended twin cases [Almog]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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Alien 'tigers' can't be tigers if they are not related to our tigers [Almog]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

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Kripke and Putnam offer an intermediary between real and nominal essences [Almog]

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

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Individual essences are just cobbled together classificatory predicates [Almog]