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Ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Essence, Necessity and Explanation' and 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism'

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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects

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An essence and what merely follow from it are distinct [Koslicki]

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

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Individuals are perceived, but demonstration and definition require universals [Koslicki]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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A real essence is a kind's distinctive properties [Ellis]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / c. Essentials are necessary

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If an object exists, then its essential properties are necessary [Koslicki]