Ep. 340: Brian Ellis on the Implications of Essentialism (Part Two)

Philosophy expert Chris Heath concludes on essentialism's metaphysical implications, discussing mind-independent objects, natural laws, and the relation to higher-level things like colors and human nature. The discussion challenges traditional intuitions and explores uncertainties in understanding reality, emphasizing the active nature of things, categorizations, emergent phenomena, and the interconnectedness of dispositional and essential properties.