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[from 'Real Essentialism' by David S. Oderberg, in 9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier ]

Full Idea

Real essentialism, more than any other ontological theory, stresses and seeks to explain the unity of objects.

Gist of Idea

Essentialism is the main account of the unity of objects

Source

David S. Oderberg (Real Essentialism [2007], 1.3)

Book Reference

Oderberg,David S.: 'Real Essentialism' [Routledge 2009], p.16


A Reaction

A key piece in the jigsaw I am beginning to assemble. If explanation is the aim, and essence the key to explanation, then explaining unity is the part of it that connects with other metaphysics, about identity and so on. 'Units' breed numbers.