Multiple choice

Which of these is a view that, for any specific entity there is a set of attributes, which are necessary to its identity and function?

  1. Structuralism

  2. Essentialism

  3. Realism

  4. Emergence

  5. Vitalism
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Essentialism is the view that, for any specific entity (such as an animal, a group of people, a physical object, a concept), there is a set of attributes which are necessary to its identity and function.

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