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'In Defense of Essentialism', 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation' and 'works'
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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]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Deep essentialist objects have intrinsic properties that fix their nature; the shallow version makes it contextual [Paul,LA]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
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Individuals are perceived, but demonstration and definition require universals [Koslicki]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Deep essentialists say essences constrain how things could change; modal profiles fix natures [Paul,LA]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary
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If an object exists, then its essential properties are necessary [Koslicki]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Essentialism must deal with charges of arbitrariness, and failure to reduce de re modality [Paul,LA]
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An object's modal properties don't determine its possibilities [Paul,LA]
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