Ideas from 'In Defense of Absolute Essentialism' by Graeme Forbes [1986], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Midwest Studs XI:Essentialism' (ed/tr French,Uehling,Wettstein) [Minnesota 1986,0-8166-1552-7]].

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

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A property is essential iff the object would not exist if it lacked that property

13805

Properties are trivially essential if they are not grounded in a thing's specific nature

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

13808

A relation is essential to two items if it holds in every world where they exist

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary

13806

Trivially essential properties are existence, self-identity, and de dicto necessities

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

13807

A property is 'extraneously essential' if it is had only because of the properties of other objects

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

13809

One might be essentialist about the original bronze from which a statue was made

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 4. Necessity from Concepts

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The source of de dicto necessity is not concepts, but the actual properties of the thing