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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects

11976	Aristotelian essentialism says essences are not relative to specification [Lewis]
	Full Idea: So-called 'Aristotelian essentialism' is the doctrine of essences not relative to specifications.
	From: David Lewis (Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic [1968], III)
	A reaction: In other words, they are so-called 'real essences', understood as de re. Quine says essences are all de dicto, and relative to some specification. I vote for Aristotle.