Ideas from 'Resurrecting Biological Essentialism' by Michael Devitt [2008], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Putting Metaphysics First' by Devitt,Michael [OUP 2010,978-0-19-957697-5]].
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species
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Essentialism concerns the nature of a group, not its category
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Things that gradually change, like species, can still have essences
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species
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We name species as small to share properties, but large enough to yield generalisations
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Species are phenetic, biological, niche, or phylogenetic-cladistic [PG]
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