 First, essence may be taken for the being of any thing, whereby it is what it is. And thus the real internal, but generally, in substances, unknown constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their essence.  A New Dictionary of the English Language - Page 275by Charles Richardson - 1839 - 886 pagesFull view - About this book
 | sister Mary Louise Cuff - 1920 - 170 pages
...between "real" essences and "nominal" essences. "Real" essence "may be taken for the being of anything, whereby it is what it is. And thus, the real internal,...generally, in substances, unknown constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their essence."2" "Nominal" essences correspond... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1928 - 436 pages
...amiss to consider the several significations of the word essence. First, essence may be taken for the being of any thing, whereby it is what it is. And...generally, in substances, unknown constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their essence. This is the proper original... | |
 | Edward Aloysius Pace, Thomas Edward Shields - Catholic schools - 1921 - 704 pages
...between "real" essences and "nominal" essences. "Real" essence "may be taken for the being of anything, whereby it is what it is. And thus, the real internal,...generally, in substances, unknown constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their essence."217 "Nominal" essences correspond... | |
 | Alfred North Whitehead - Philosophy - 2010 - 452 pages
...term 'real essence,' both of importance. Locke writes (III, III, 15): Essence may be taken for the being of any thing, whereby it is what it is. And...generally in substances unknown) constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their "essence." ... It is true, there is... | |
 | James Tully - Business & Economics - 1982 - 216 pages
...real essence is 'something quite different' (3.6.3). There are two criteria for a real essence. It is 'the very being of any thing, whereby it is, what it is', the traditional meaning of 'essence' or essentia (3.3.15). Second, it is that upon which its species... | |
 | Colin Murray Turbayne - Philosophy - 355 pages
...with its essence in the proper sense of the word: Essence may be taken for the very being of anything, whereby it is, what it is. And thus the real internal,...generally in Substances unknown Constitution of Things, whereon their discoverable Qualities depend, may be called their Essence. This is the proper original... | |
 | Peter Alexander - Science - 1985 - 362 pages
...distinction between real and nominal essences more explicit. The original sense of the word 'essence' is 'the very being of any thing, whereby it is, what it is'. Thus it may be used for the internal constitutions of a thing on which its discoverable qualities depend.... | |
 | Tom Sorell - Philosophy - 1993 - 372 pages
...those which are necessary for it to be of that species and those which are not, for a real essence is 'the very being of any thing, whereby it is, what it is ... the real internal, but generally in Substances, unknown Constitution of Things, whereon their discoverable... | |
 | Vere Claiborne Chappell - Philosophy - 1994 - 354 pages
...the Word Essence" itself, and he thus defines two different senses of the term. First, he claims that "Essence may be taken for the very being of any thing, whereby it is, what it is." This is an explanatory concept, as is obvious from the fact that "the real internal, but generally... | |
 | Psychology - 1999 - 269 pages
...ESSENTIALISM C. ESSENTIALISM AND LANGUAGE V. CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES [Essence is] the very being of anything, whereby it is what it is. And thus the real internal, but generally . . . unknown constitution of things, whereon their discoverable qualities depend, may be called their... | |
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