Essentialism
Essentialism is the belief and practice centered on a philosophical claim that for any specific kind of entity it is at least theoretically possible to specify a finite list of characteristics, all of which any entity must have to belong to the group defined. A member of a specific kind of entity may possess other characteristics that are neither needed to establish its membership nor preclude its membership.
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Essentialism in philosophy |
| ► | Essentialism in ethics |
| ► | Essentialism in biology |
| ► | Essentialist views of society |
| ► | Psychological/feminist essentialism |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Further reading |
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