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| 13191 | The properties of a thing flow from its essence |
| Full Idea: It is the same to look for perfection in an essence and in the properties that flow from an essence. | |||
| From: Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Wolff [1715], 1715.05.18) | |||
| A reaction: It is helpful to have Leibniz spelling out his commitment to the traditional view of essence, as that from which the more evident properties flow. |