Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part Two)
The Partially Examined Life · Mark Linsenmayer
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Show Notes
Concluding on The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism (2002) with guest Chris Heath.
Are we OK with the metaphysical necessity of natural laws? How do Ellis' mind-independent fundamental objects in the world relate to higher level things, whether biological species or human nature or even things like colors?
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