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    It is not the case that A thoroughgoing competence/performance distinction cannot be a defining feature of essentialism if prominent essentialists explicitly reject it.

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    • 1.Some prominent positions within a tradition can be unorthodox or revisionist; rejecting a standard feature doesn't prove it isn't definitional.
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    • 2.Essentialism might require competence/performance-like distinctions under different terminology; surface-level rejection masks deeper commitment.
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    • 3.Definitional features can apply to a doctrine's core logic even if some adherents deny them; historical lip-service ≠ genuine philosophical rejection.
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    • 1.Essential features must be shared by all members of a category; if prominent essentialists reject competence/performance distinction, it cannot define essentialism.
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    • 2.Defining doctrines by what their adherents actually believe is more reliable than imposing criteria they explicitly repudiate.
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    • 3.Essentialism has survived and evolved despite disagreements on competence/performance, suggesting this distinction is not fundamental to it.
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