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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Only universals have essence [Plato, by Politis]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
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We can forget about individual or particularized essences [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Plato and Aristotle take essence to make a thing what it is [Plato, by Politis]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Essences are not explanations, but individuations [Wiggins]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Essentialism is best represented as a predicate-modifier: □(a exists → a is F) [Wiggins, by Mackie,P]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence
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The nominal essence is the idea behind a name used for sorting [Wiggins]
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