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*in ‘philosophy’, ”essentialism” is the view that…*
*for any specific kind of ‘entity’, there is a set of [characteristics / properties] all of which any ‘entity’ of that kind must possess*
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(therefore all ‘things’ can be precisely ‘defined’/’described’)
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*in simple terms, ‘essentialism’ is a generalization stating that certain properties possessed by a group (e.g. people, things, ideas) are universal,
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…and not dependent on context.
For example, the essentialist statement ‘all human beings compete with each other for success’
According to essentialism, a member of a specific group may possess other characteristics that are neither needed to establish its membership nor preclude its membership, but that essences do not simply reflect ways of grouping objects; they also result in properties of the object.
Hirschfeld gives an example of what constitutes the essence of a tiger, regardless of whether it is striped or albino, or has lost a leg. The essential properties of a tiger are those without which it is no longer a tiger. Other properties, such as stripes or number of legs, are considered inessential or ‘accidental’.
(this view is contrasted with non-essentialism, which states that, for any given kind of entity, there are no specific traits which entities of that kind must possess)
In simple terms, essentialism is a generalization stating that certain properties possessed by a group (e.g. people, things, ideas) are universal, and not dependent on context. For example, the essentialist statement ‘all human beings compete with each other for success’.
According to essentialism, a member of a specific group may possess other characteristics that are neither needed to establish its membership nor preclude its membership, but that essences do not simply reflect ways of grouping objects; they also result in properties of the object.
Hirschfeld gives an example of what constitutes the essence of a tiger, regardless of whether it is striped or albino, or has lost a leg.
The essential properties of a tiger are those without which it is no longer a tiger.
Other properties, such as stripes or number of legs, are considered inessential or ‘accidental’
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