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Definitions
The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.
Word origin
From essential + -ism.
Used in a sentence
“More problematic is the essentialism that interests modal logicians, namely "the view that some attributes belong to an object by necessity whereas others belong to it contingently."”
“Opponents of essentialism argue that "essences" are simply creations of language and culture.”
“Like most of those who use the term, I continue to think essentialism a bad thing, but what exactly is wrong with it? Is it a matter of degree, a question of context or something that must be avoided at all costs?”
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