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| 15118 | A successful Aristotelian 'definition' is what sciences produces after an investigation [Koslicki] |
| 8200 | Aristotelian definitions aim to give the essential properties of the thing defined [Aristotle, by Quine] |
| 4385 | Aristotelian definition involves first stating the genus, then the differentia of the thing [Aristotle, by Urmson] |
| 15116 | Essences cause necessary features, and definitions describe those necessary features [Koslicki] |