Aaron Segal, Causal essentialism and mereological monism, Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, Vol. 169, No. 2 (June 2014), pp. 227-255 ...

In "Essentialism: the Disciplined Pursuit Of Less," leadership and business consultant Greg McKeown writes how "essentialists" think, and how the thought process leads improves the quality of ...

Sex essentialism, as espoused by the authors of these two articles, Jennifer Duncan and Rebecca Reilly-Cooper, is the belief that this defining quality is genitals. Gender essentialist statements are ...

For example, after learning about a Muslim person who committed an act of terrorism, a person high in essentialism might be especially likely to view Muslim people as terrorists.

Essentialism is basically about prioritising what is important to us and cutting out distractions that do not serve us. While it may seem easier said than done, one should take the time to evaluate ...