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'A Dictionary of Political Thought', 'Real Natures and Familiar Objects' and 'The Disorder of Things'
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay
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Maybe we should give up the statue [Elder]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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The loss of an essential property means the end of an existence [Elder]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory
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Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Essential properties by nature occur in clusters or packages [Elder]
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Essential properties are bound together, and would be lost together [Elder]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 10. Essence as Species
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It seems that species lack essential properties, so they can't be natural kinds [Dupré]
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A species might have its essential genetic mechanism replaced by a new one [Dupré]
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