Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Eubulides, Ray Billington and Susan A. Gelman

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects
15700 In India, upper-castes essentialize caste more than lower-castes do [Gelman]
15685 Essentialism is either natural to us, or an accident of our culture, or a necessary result of language [Gelman]
15684 Children's concepts include nonobvious features, like internal parts, functions and causes [Gelman]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
15681 Essentialism: real or representational? sortal, causal or ideal? real particulars, or placeholders? [Gelman]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
15678 Essentialism says categories have a true hidden nature which gives an object its identity [Gelman]
15683 Sortals are needed for determining essence - the thing must be categorised first [Gelman]
15697 Kind (unlike individual) essentialism assumes preexisting natural categories [Gelman]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary
15687 Kinship is essence that comes in degrees, and age groups are essences that change over time [Gelman]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences
15679 Essentialism comes from the cognitive need to categorise [Gelman]
15698 We found no evidence that mothers teach essentialism to their children [Gelman]
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
15709 Essentialism is useful for predictions, but it is not the actual structure of reality [Gelman]