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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'Real Natures and Familiar Objects' and 'Essential vs Accidental Properties'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
An 'individual essence' is possessed uniquely by a particular object [Rami]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
'Sortal essentialism' says being a particular kind is what is essential [Rami]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
The loss of an essential property means the end of an existence [Elder]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
Unlosable properties are not the same as essential properties [Rami]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
Essential properties are bound together, and would be lost together [Elder]
Essential properties by nature occur in clusters or packages [Elder]