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Full Idea
With the advent of quantified modal logic, philosophers have been in a better position to formulate essentialist claims.
Gist of Idea
Essentialist claims can be formulated more clearly with quantified modal logic
Source
Kit Fine (Essence and Modality [1994], p. 3)
Book Ref
-: 'Philosophical Perspectives' [-], p.3
A Reaction
A nice illustration of the role which logic plays in modern analytic philosophy. It is not an unreasonable assumption that we will understand a theoretical problem more clearly if we can articulate it more accurately.