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Full Idea
The simplest form of the modal account takes an object to have a property essentially just in case it is necessary that the object has the property.
Gist of Idea
Simple modal essentialism refers to necessary properties of an object
Source
Kit Fine (Essence and Modality [1994], p. 3)
Book Ref
-: 'Philosophical Perspectives' [-], p.3
A Reaction
Fine wants to reverse the account, explaining necessities in terms of prior essences.