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Full Idea
The reductionism found in scientific essentialism is mistaken.
Gist of Idea
The reductionism found in scientific essentialism is mistaken
Source
David S. Oderberg (Real Essentialism [2007], 1.4)
Book Ref
Oderberg,David S.: 'Real Essentialism' [Routledge 2009], p.20
A Reaction
Oderberg's point is that essence doesn't just occur at the bottom of the hierarchy of kinds, but can exist on a macro-level, and need not be a concealed structure, as we see in the essence of a pile of stones.