Essentialism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The metaphysical theory that the essential properties of an object can be distinguished from those that are accidental to it.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.
  • Word Usage
    "Be wary of those who ask you to blame your hormones/biology: essentialism is not required here."
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