Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Anaxarchus, Barbara Vetter and David Galloway

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Real definition fits abstracta, but not individual concrete objects like Socrates [Vetter]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties

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Modal accounts make essence less mysterious, by basing them on the clearer necessity [Vetter]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

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Why does origin matter more than development; why are some features of origin more important? [Vetter]

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We take origin to be necessary because we see possibilities as branches from actuality [Vetter]