Metaphysical Essentialism is the philosophical thesis that certain properties are not merely contingent features of entities but are instead necessary to their identity and existence, such that those entities could not be what they are without possessing those essential properties.
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Darwinian Metaphysics: Species And The Question Of Essentialism
Samir Okasha · Synthese · 2002 · 337 citations
The philosophy of nature: a guide to the new essentialism
Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 230 citations
Species Have (Partly) Intrinsic Essences
Michael Devitt · Philosophy of Science · 2010 · 85 citations
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Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
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Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
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Livingstone College
Salisbury, United States
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University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, United States
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Tilburg University
Tilburg, The Netherlands
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