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Single Idea 12143

[filed under theme 9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties ]

Full Idea

An object having a property essentially is equivalent to its having it necessarily.

Gist of Idea

An object having a property essentially is equivalent to its having it necessarily

Source

Baruch Brody (Identity and Essence [1980], 6.1)

Book Ref

Brody,Baruch: 'Identity and Essence' [Princeton 1980], p.136


A Reaction

This strikes me as blatantly false. Personally I am toying with the very unorthodox view that essential properties are not at all necessary, and that something can retain its identity while changing its essential character. A philosopher with Alzheimers.

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Idea 14380 The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]