Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life · Mark Linsenmayer
April 29, 202441m 59s
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Show Notes
Continuing on The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism.
Ellis' essentialism about physics and chemistry says that, for example, atoms of various elements are truly and unambiguously different and behave in ways that make them what they are. What does this entail?
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