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15145 | A kind essence is the necessary and sufficient properties for membership of a class [Chakravartty] |
13921 | All things must have an essence (a 'what it is'), or we would be unable to think about them [Lowe] |
13922 | Knowing an essence is just knowing what the thing is, not knowing some further thing [Lowe] |
15147 | Cluster kinds are explained simply by sharing some properties, not by an 'essence' [Chakravartty] |