In philosophy, essentialism's the view that, for any specific kind of entity, there's a set of characteristics or properties all of which any entity of that kind must possess. This view's contrasted with non-essentialism, which states that, for any given kind of entity, there're no specific traits which entities of that kind must possess. According to essentialism, a member of a specific kind of entity may possess other characteristics that're neither needed to establish its membership nor prec… (More on Essentialism)