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'Theaetetus', 'Potentiality' and 'In Defense of Absolute Essentialism'
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / a. Parts of objects
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If a word has no parts and has a single identity, it turns out to be the same kind of thing as a letter [Plato]
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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
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A sum is that from which nothing is lacking, which is a whole [Plato]
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The whole can't be the parts, because it would be all of the parts, which is the whole [Plato]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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A property is essential iff the object would not exist if it lacked that property [Forbes,G]
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Properties are trivially essential if they are not grounded in a thing's specific nature [Forbes,G]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties
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A relation is essential to two items if it holds in every world where they exist [Forbes,G]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary
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Trivially essential properties are existence, self-identity, and de dicto necessities [Forbes,G]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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A property is 'extraneously essential' if it is had only because of the properties of other objects [Forbes,G]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 11. Essence of Artefacts
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One might be essentialist about the original bronze from which a statue was made [Forbes,G]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential
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Why does origin matter more than development; why are some features of origin more important? [Vetter]
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We take origin to be necessary because we see possibilities as branches from actuality [Vetter]
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