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

3350	Could a horse lose the essential property of being a horse, and yet continue to exist? [Benardete,JA]
	Full Idea: Is being a horse an essential property of a horse? Can we so much as conceive the abstract possibility of a horse's ceasing to be a horse even while continuing to exist?
	From: José A. Benardete (Metaphysics: the logical approach [1989], Ch.20)