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Ideas for 'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic', 'The Disorder of Things' and 'works'

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

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Aristotelian essentialism says essences are not relative to specification [Lewis]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species

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A species might have its essential genetic mechanism replaced by a new one [Dupré]

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It seems that species lack essential properties, so they can't be natural kinds [Dupré]