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Full Idea
It is possible that a property may belong essentially to one thing and contingently to another.
Gist of Idea
A property may belong essentially to one thing and contingently to another
Source
Joan Kung (Aristotle on Essence and Explanation [1977], III)
Book Ref
-: 'Philosophical Studies' [-], p.367
A Reaction
Thus a love of blues music may be part of your essence, but only a minor part of me. Sounds right. Spin or charge are part of the essence of an electron, but only contingently part of a child's top.
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| 17039 | The predicates of a thing's nature are necessary to it [Aristotle] |
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| 15172 | Clearly, essential predications express necessary properties [Sidelle] |
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| 15112 | If an object exists, then its essential properties are necessary [Koslicki] |
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