Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:20:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Ruth Groff <rgroff-AT-yorku.ca> Subject: BHA: real essences Hi guys, I'm in the midst of an exchange with a philosopher here who asked what I thought was an interesting question. I responded, but I'm curious as to what others might have said. My interlocutor suggested that modern experimental science has itself done away with any pre-Newtonian talk of "essences" in virtue of which things occur -- that the ontology of RTS, at least, is at odds with the substantive findings of natural scientists. Any takers? Ruth --- from list bhaskar-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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