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Single Idea 11389
[filed under theme 2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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Full Idea
It is not surprising that Socrates sought essences. His project was to establish formal reasoning, of whose syllogisms essences are the foundations.
Gist of Idea
Socrates sought essences, which are the basis of formal logic
Source
report of Socrates (reports of career [c.420 BCE]) by Aristotle - Metaphysics 1078b22
Book Ref
Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.402
A Reaction
This seems to reinforce the definitional view of essences, since definitions seem to be at the centre of most of Socrates's quests.
The
14 ideas
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[essence as what figures in a successful definition]:
11389
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Socrates sought essences, which are the basis of formal logic
[Socrates, by Aristotle]
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12080
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Essence is not all the necessary properties, since these extend beyond the definition
[Aristotle, by Witt]
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11153
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A definition is an account of a what-it-was-to-be-that-thing
[Aristotle]
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12382
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What it is and why it is are the same; screening defines and explains an eclipse
[Aristotle]
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12285
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The definition is peculiar to one thing, not common to many
[Aristotle]
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16797
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Maybe Locke described the real essence of a person
[Locke, by Pasnau]
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11216
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If definitions aim at different ideals, then defining essence is not a unitary activity
[Gupta]
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11171
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Defining a term and giving the essence of an object don't just resemble - they are the same
[Fine,K]
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11178
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The essence or definition of an essence involves either a class of properties or a class of propositions
[Fine,K]
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16539
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A definition of a circle will show what it is, and show its generating principle
[Lowe]
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16540
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Defining an ellipse by conic sections reveals necessities, but not the essence of an ellipse
[Lowe]
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16548
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An essence is what an entity is, revealed by a real definition; this is not an entity in its own right
[Lowe]
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19291
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A canonical defintion specifies the type of thing, and what distinguish this specimen
[Hale]
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15116
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Essences cause necessary features, and definitions describe those necessary features
[Koslicki]
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