Full Idea
An object having a property essentially is equivalent to its having it necessarily.
Gist of Idea
An object having a property essentially is equivalent to its having it necessarily
Source
Baruch Brody (Identity and Essence [1980], 6.1)
Book Reference
Brody,Baruch: 'Identity and Essence' [Princeton 1980], p.136
A Reaction
This strikes me as blatantly false. Personally I am toying with the very unorthodox view that essential properties are not at all necessary, and that something can retain its identity while changing its essential character. A philosopher with Alzheimers.
Related Idea
Idea 14380 The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca]