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Full Idea
Some critics say that Aristotle conceives of essences as universals.
Gist of Idea
Are essences actually universals?
Source
report of Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], ess) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 7.5
Book Ref
Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.228
A Reaction
[He cites M.Woods for this view] Politis opposes this view of Aristotle, and I think I do (with limited scholarship!). It seems to be an unorthodox view when discussing Aristotelian essences, but a very common view when discussing properties.