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'Function and Concept', 'On Sense and Reference' and 'The Disorder of Things'
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 3. Objects in Thought
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The concept 'object' is too simple for analysis; unlike a function, it is an expression with no empty place [Frege]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré]
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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]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity
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Frege was asking how identities could be informative [Frege, by Perry]
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