Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Plato and Daniel C. Dennett

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

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Only universals have essence [Plato, by Politis]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Things don't have every attribute, and essence isn't private, so each thing has an essence [Plato]

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

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To grasp a thing we need its name, its definition, and what it really is [Plato]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

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Plato and Aristotle take essence to make a thing what it is [Plato, by Politis]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 13. Nominal Essence

7384	Words are fixed by being attached to similarity clusters, without mention of 'essences' [Dennett]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Is the being or essence of each thing private to each person? [Plato]