| 11389 | Socrates sought essences, which are the basis of formal logic [Socrates, by Aristotle] |
| 12080 | Essence is not all the necessary properties, since these extend beyond the definition [Aristotle, by Witt] |
| 11153 | A definition is an account of a what-it-was-to-be-that-thing [Aristotle] |
| 12382 | What it is and why it is are the same; screening defines and explains an eclipse [Aristotle] |
| 12285 | The definition is peculiar to one thing, not common to many [Aristotle] |
| 16797 | Maybe Locke described the real essence of a person [Locke, by Pasnau] |
| 11216 | If definitions aim at different ideals, then defining essence is not a unitary activity [Gupta] |
| 11171 | Defining a term and giving the essence of an object don't just resemble - they are the same [Fine,K] |
| 11178 | The essence or definition of an essence involves either a class of properties or a class of propositions [Fine,K] |
| 16539 | A definition of a circle will show what it is, and show its generating principle [Lowe] |
| 16540 | Defining an ellipse by conic sections reveals necessities, but not the essence of an ellipse [Lowe] |
| 16548 | An essence is what an entity is, revealed by a real definition; this is not an entity in its own right [Lowe] |
| 19291 | A canonical defintion specifies the type of thing, and what distinguish this specimen [Hale] |
| 15116 | Essences cause necessary features, and definitions describe those necessary features [Koslicki] |