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'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' and 'In Defense of Essentialism'
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence
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Deep essentialist objects have intrinsic properties that fix their nature; the shallow version makes it contextual [Paul,LA]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier
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Deep essentialists say essences constrain how things could change; modal profiles fix natures [Paul,LA]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
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Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis]
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Essentialism must deal with charges of arbitrariness, and failure to reduce de re modality [Paul,LA]
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An object's modal properties don't determine its possibilities [Paul,LA]
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