Ideas from 'Essence and Modality' by Kit Fine [1994], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophical Perspectives' (ed/tr -) [- ,]].
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 4. Conceptual Analysis
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My account shows how the concept works, rather than giving an analysis
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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Modern philosophy has largely abandoned real definitions, apart from sortals
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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Defining a term and giving the essence of an object don't just resemble - they are the same
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence
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An object is dependent if its essence prevents it from existing without some other object
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Essences are either taken as real definitions, or as necessary properties
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Essentially having a property is naturally expressed as 'the property it must have to be what it is'
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties
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Simple modal essentialism refers to necessary properties of an object
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Essentialist claims can be formulated more clearly with quantified modal logic
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
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Metaphysical necessity is a special case of essence, not vice versa
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Essence as necessary properties produces a profusion of essential properties [Lowe]
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The nature of singleton Socrates has him as a member, but not vice versa
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It is not part of the essence of Socrates that a huge array of necessary truths should hold
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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An essential property of something must be bound up with what it is to be that thing [Rami]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Essential properties are part of an object's 'definition' [Rami]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential
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If Socrates lacks necessary existence, then his nature cannot require his parents' existence
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity
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The subject of a proposition need not be the source of its necessity
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 4. Necessity from Concepts
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Conceptual necessities rest on the nature of all concepts
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 6. Necessity from Essence
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Metaphysical necessities are true in virtue of the nature of all objects
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Socrates is necessarily distinct from the Eiffel Tower, but that is not part of his essence
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 2. Analytic Truths
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The meaning of 'bachelor' is irrelevant to the meaning of 'unmarried man'
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Analytic truth may only be true in virtue of the meanings of certain terms
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