Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Buddhaghosa, Tim Mawson and Charlotte Witt

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8 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

12066

Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt]

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

12067

An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

12082

If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt]

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

12089

Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

12102

Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

5064	Rights are moral significance, or liberty, or right not to be restrained, or entitlement [Mawson]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death

7907	Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

12085

Reality is directional [Witt]