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Ideas for 'Material Beings', 'Causation' and 'Writing the Book of the World'

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

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The essence of a star includes the released binding energy which keeps it from collapse [Inwagen]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts

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The persistence of artifacts always covertly involves intelligent beings [Inwagen]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essence (even if nonmodal) is not fundamental in metaphysics [Sider]