Full Idea
Plato argues that only universals have essence.
Gist of Idea
Only universals have essence
Source
report of Plato (works [c.375 BCE]) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 1.4
Book Reference
Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.16