essentialism, n.Definitions

Essentialism (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠an effort to preclude a future for the signifier — the task is to make the signifier a site of rearticulations that cannot be predicted or controlled.