What?
Concepts aren't essences. True but...what?In philosophy, essence is the set of properties without which a thing would not be what it is.
that idea alone makes a type 1 concept
A concept is the mental or formal definition of that essence.
Essence = the fundamental nature of something, without which it would not be that thing.
Great Spirits are the purest, most original form of natural phenomena. That’s essence.
They are the “attributes” and “
laws” that govern reality. That’s the defining structure —
the essence of how the world operates.
They’re described as conceptual existences — meaning their form is conceptual, but their role is essential.