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.

Essentialism in ethics

Essentialism in ethics means the view that some things are wrong in a real sense, meaning that for example murdering for the fun of it, breaks an objective moral law, and not just a socially constructed law.

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