The Essences of Fundamental Properties

There is a puzzle concerning the essences of fundamental entities that arises from considerations about essence, on one hand, and fundamentality, on the other. The Essence-Dependence Link (EDL) says that if x figures in the essence of y, then y is dependent upon x. EDL is prima facie plausible in ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jennifer Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-12-01
Series:Metaphysics
Online Access:https://www.metaphysicsjournal.com/articles/29