Essence, Essence, and Essence

Studia Philosophica Estonica

Ryan Christensen¹ 

[1] Department of Philosophy, Brigham Young University;

关键词: essence;    necessity;    temporal essence;    Aristotelian essentialism;   

DOI  :  10.12697/spe.2014.7.2.05

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

I argue that three different notions of essence—temporal, definitional, and modal—are all distinct notions, and are all philosophically useful. After defining the different notions, I discuss the philosophical problems each addresses.

【 授权许可】

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