 Essentialist conceptions of truth-making have proved less influential in the recent literature than grounding conceptions (1.6 below). This is surprising in light of the affinities between the notions of ground and essence, especially given the possibility, favoured by some, of explaining grounding in terms of essence (Correia 2013). This also means that at least some of the attractions and some of the objections to a grounding approach to truth making, discussed below, are liable to carry over to an essentialist approach. 