Essentialism

Essentialism is the metaphysical doctrine that certain entities possess intrinsic properties or essences that are necessary to their identity and kind membership, distinguishing them from other entities within the same broader ontological category.

836

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53.6K

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1K

Authors

410

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2017–2026

165

Authors

1K

  1. SA
    Susan A. Gelman

    University of Michigan, United States

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

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  2. NH
    Nick Haslam

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    10 publications · 2.6K citations

    10

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  3. MR
    Marjorie Rhodes

    New York University, United States

    9 publications · 953 citations

    9

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  4. SL
    Sarah‐Jane Leslie

    Princeton University, United States

    8 publications · 858 citations

    8

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  5. VY
    Vincent Yzerbyt

    UCLouvain, Belgium

    7 publications · 633 citations

    7

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Venues

  1. Philosophy of Science

    24 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 19 publications · 4.6K citations

    17

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  3. The Philosophical Review

    19 publications · 2K citations

    16

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  4. Mind

    15 publications · 755 citations

    14

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  5. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

    PPR · 17 publications · 863 citations

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