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Ideas for 'The Advancement of Learning', 'The Origin of Forms and Qualities' and 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition

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A successful Aristotelian 'definition' is what sciences produces after an investigation [Koslicki]

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Essential definitions show the differences that discriminate things, and make them what they are [Boyle]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence

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Essences cause necessary features, and definitions describe those necessary features [Koslicki]