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Full Idea
An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition of the entity in question.
Gist of Idea
An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition
Source
Charlotte Witt (Substance and Essence in Aristotle [1989], Intro)
Book Ref
Witt,Charlotte: 'Substance and Essence in Aristotle' [Cornell 1994], p.2
A Reaction
This is a simple and necessity corrective to the simplistic idea that Aristotle thought that essences just were definitions. Aristotle believes in real essences, not linguistic essences.
12066 | Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt] |
12067 | An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt] |
12082 | If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt] |
12085 | Reality is directional [Witt] |
12089 | Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt] |
12102 | Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt] |