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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

15106	Essence is expressed by grammar [Wittgenstein]
	Full Idea: Essence is expressed by grammar. ...Grammar tells us what kind of object anything is.
	From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], §371-3)
	A reaction: Enigmatic, as usual. The second part seems to imply sortal essentialism, though the emphasis on grammar seems to make it highly conventional, rather than a reflection of 'real' sorts.