Title

Essence, Essence, and Essence

Keywords

essence, necessity, temporal essence, Aristotelian essentialism

Abstract

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.

Original Publication Citation

“Essence, Essence, and Essence.” Studia Philosophica Estonica 7.2:72–87.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014-12

Publisher

Studia Philosophica Estonica

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

Philosophy

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS