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4312 | To understand a phenomenon, we must understand why it is necessary, not merely contingent [Spinoza, by Cottingham] |
13073 | To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza] |
16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |