14 ideas
10938 | The extremes of essentialism are that all properties are essential, or only very trivial ones [Rami] |
12066 | Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt] |
10940 | An 'individual essence' is possessed uniquely by a particular object [Rami] |
12067 | An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt] |
10939 | 'Sortal essentialism' says being a particular kind is what is essential [Rami] |
12082 | If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt] |
10934 | Unlosable properties are not the same as essential properties [Rami] |
12089 | Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt] |
12102 | Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt] |
10933 | Physical possibility is part of metaphysical possibility which is part of logical possibility [Rami] |
10932 | If it is possible 'for all I know' then it is 'epistemically possible' [Rami] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
12085 | Reality is directional [Witt] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |