Definitional Essentialism is a philosophical stance within biological essentialism that asserts natural kinds, particularly biological species, are defined by necessary and sufficient intrinsic properties that determine their identity and categorization.
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The philosophy of nature: a guide to the new essentialism
Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 230 citations
Essentialism, word use, and concepts
Nick Braisby, Bradley Franks, James A. Hampton · Cognition · 1996 · 147 citations · Full text
Methodological Essentialism, False Difference, and Other Dangerous Traps
Jane Roland Martin · Signs · 1994 · 135 citations
Natural kinds, human kinds, and essentialism
Nick Haslam · Social research · 1998 · 93 citations
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Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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32 citations
University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
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43 citations
University of Duisburg-Essen
Essen, Germany
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49 citations
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena, Germany
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2 publications
148 citations
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Giessen, Germany
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Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
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York University
Toronto, Canada
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London Metropolitan University
London, United Kingdom
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Book series · 2 publications · 119 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 2 publications · 244 citations
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