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13083 | The essence is the necessary properties, and the concept includes what is contingent [Leibniz] |
17390 | Natural kinds don't need essentialism to be explanatory [Dupré] |
17388 | It seems that species lack essential properties, so they can't be natural kinds [Dupré] |
17389 | A species might have its essential genetic mechanism replaced by a new one [Dupré] |