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'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'First-Order Modal Logic' and 'Real Essentialism'
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
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Essences are real, about being, knowable, definable and classifiable [Oderberg, by PG]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
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Nominalism is consistent with individual but not with universal essences [Oderberg]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Essentialism is the main account of the unity of objects [Oderberg]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Essence is not explanatory but constitutive [Oderberg]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Properties are not part of an essence, but they flow from it [Oderberg]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Could we replace essence with collections of powers? [Oderberg]
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