Full Idea
How and where are we to draw the line between what is basic to the essence and what is derived?
Gist of Idea
How do we distinguish basic from derived esssences?
Source
Kit Fine (Ontological Dependence [1995], II)
Book Reference
-: 'Aristotelian Society' [], p.277
A Reaction
He calls the basic essence 'constitutive' and the rest the 'consequential' essence. This question is obviously very challenging for the essentialist. See Idea 22.
Related Idea
Idea 22 Trained minds never expect more precision than is possible [Aristotle]