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."
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Essentialism
Synonyms for "essentialism"
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15 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اَلْجَوْهَرَانِيَّة noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Catalan
1 entries- essencialisme noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 本質主義 /本质主义 noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
- 精粹主義 /精粹主义 noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Czech
1 entries- esencialismus noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Estonian
1 entries- essentsialism noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Finnish
1 entries- essentialismi noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
French
1 entries- essentialisme noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
German
1 entries- Essentialismus noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Greek
1 entries- ουσιοκρατία noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Hungarian
1 entries- esszencializmus noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Icelandic
2 entries- eðlishyggja noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
- verundarhyggja noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Italian
1 entries- essenzialismo noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Japanese
1 entries- 本質主義 noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Korean
1 entries- 본질주의 noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Portuguese
1 entries- essencialismo noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Slovak
1 entries- esencializmus noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Spanish
1 entries- esencialismo noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Swedish
1 entries- essentialism noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Turkish
1 entries- özcülük noun (view that objects have properties that are essential to them)
Sample sentences
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Opponents of essentialism argue that "essences" are simply creations of language and culture.
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A closer examination of the components of essentialism is required for a better understanding of the relation between essentialism and prejudice toward the two social categories of interest in this dissertation, African Americans and gay men.
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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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