On the Reduction of Constitutive to Consequential Essence

Fine has introduced an important distinction between constitutive and consequential essence. The essence of object comprises truths directly definitive the whereas class following logically from (subject to certain constraints). Essence theorists then face a challenge: how shall we draw line those that are mere consequences them? offers answer. We start with object’s filter out its propositions there on account being partly grounded in others. what’s left. I argue against this by presenting range cases where it is clear ought count as constitutively essential for objects but Fine’s rules them out.