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The Routledge Handbook of Essence in Philosophy; 1 by Koslicki Kathrin,Raven Michael J.,Malink Marko,Frost Gloria,Schechtman Anat,Howat Andrew,Mulligan Kevin,Michels Robert,Torza Alessandro,Correia Fabrice,Marabello Marco,Tahko Tuomas E.,Robertson Ishii Teresa,Dumsday Travis,Lam Ka Ho,Mallozzi Antonella,Ritchie Katherine,Litland Jon Erling,Passinsky Asya,Brigandt Ingo,Scarpati Maria,Kovacs David Mark,Loets Annina,Brown Danielle,Mallon Ron,Rosario Esther,Stoljar Natalie,Witt Charlotte,Glezakos Stavroula,Tannenbaum Julie,Fine Kit,Livingstone-Banks Jonathan,Sidelle Alan,Griffith Aaron M.,Vaidya Anand Jayprakash,Wallner Michael,Hamawaki Arata is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Essences have been assigned important but controversial explanatory roles in philosophical, scientific, and social theorizing. Is it possible for the same organism to be first a caterpillar and then a butterfly? Is it impossible for a human being to transform into an insect like Gregor Samsa does in Kafka's The Metamorphosis? Is it impossible for Lot's wife to survive being turned into a pillar of salt? Traditionally, essences (or natures) have been thought to help answer such central questions about existence, identity, persistence, and modality. These questions are not only of great philosophical interest, they also are of great interest to society at large.This Handbook surveys the state of the art on essence. Core issues about essence are discussed in 33 chapters, all of them written exclusively for this volume by leading experts. They are organized into the following four major parts, each with its own introduction that provides a summary and comparison of the part's chapters: History Essence and Essentialisms: Themes and Variations Applications Anti-Essentialist Challenges. The volume is accessible enough for students while also providing enough details to make it a valuable

Author

Koslicki Kathrin,Raven Michael J.,Malink Marko,Frost Gloria,Schechtman Anat,Howat Andrew,Mulligan Kevin,Michels Robert,Torza Alessandro,Correia Fabrice,Marabello Marco,Tahko Tuomas E.,Robertson Ishii Teresa,Dumsday Travis,Lam Ka Ho,Mallozzi Antonella,Ritchie Katherine,Litland Jon Erling,Passinsky Asya,Brigandt Ingo,Scarpati Maria,Kovacs David Mark,Loets Annina,Brown Danielle,Mallon Ron,Rosario Esther,Stoljar Natalie,Witt Charlotte,Glezakos Stavroula,Tannenbaum Julie,Fine Kit,Livingstone-Banks Jonathan,Sidelle Alan,Griffith Aaron M.,Vaidya Anand Jayprakash,Wallner Michael,Hamawaki Arata

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9781040016909

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities