Ideas from 'Anti-essentialism' by Robert C. Stalnaker [1979], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Ways a World Might Be' by Stalnaker,Robert C. [OUP 2003,0-19-925149-5]].

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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 1. Ontology of Logic

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Logical space is abstracted from the actual world

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum

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For the bare particular view, properties must be features, not just groups of objects

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

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An essential property is one had in all the possible worlds where a thing exists

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

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Necessarily self-identical, or being what it is, or its world-indexed properties, aren't essential

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

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Bare particular anti-essentialism makes no sense within modal logic semantics

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

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Why imagine that Babe Ruth might be a billiard ball; nothing useful could be said about the ball