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    It is not the case that A geocentric theory necessarily committed to Hesperus cannot thereby incur commitment to Phosphorus without collapsing the epistemic access condition that grounds ontological commitment attributions in the first place.

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    • 1.Ontological commitment depends on what a theory logically entails, not the epistemic transparency of entities to theorists.
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    • 2.A geocentric theory using both 'Hesperus' and 'Phosphorus' in its equations commits it to both referents regardless of epistemic access conditions.
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    • 3.The epistemic access condition conflates metalinguistic commitment attribution with the theory's actual ontological commitments.
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    • 1.Ontological commitment requires transparent epistemic access: a theory commits us only to entities we can epistemically individuate.
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    • 2.Hesperus and Phosphorus are epistemically indistinguishable within geocentric frameworks, lacking the discriminating access needed for dual commitment.
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    • 3.Attributing commitment to both without epistemic individuation violates the foundational condition that makes commitment attributions meaningful.
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