Ideas from 'Two Notions of Being: Entity and Essence' by E.J. Lowe [2008], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Being: Developments in Contemporary Metaphysics' (ed/tr Le Poidevin,R) [CUP 2008,978-0-521-73544-5]].
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems
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Metaphysics aims to identify categories of being, and show their interdependency
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual
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Philosophy aims not at the 'analysis of concepts', but at understanding the essences of things
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / d. Coincident objects
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Holes, shadows and spots of light can coincide without being identical
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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All things must have an essence (a 'what it is'), or we would be unable to think about them
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences
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Knowing an essence is just knowing what the thing is, not knowing some further thing
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity
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Each thing has to be of a general kind, because it belongs to some category
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