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Ideas for 'Locke on Essences and Kinds', 'The Essence of Reference' and 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation'

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

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An essence and what merely follow from it are distinct [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Individuals are perceived, but demonstration and definition require universals [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary

15112

If an object exists, then its essential properties are necessary [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

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Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle]

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If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle]

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Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle]