Ideas from 'Substance and Essence in Aristotle' by Charlotte Witt [1989], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Substance and Essence in Aristotle' by Witt,Charlotte [Cornell 1994,0-8014-8192-9]].
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition
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An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential
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Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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Reality is directional
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