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    It is not the case that A logical partition of a domain that is itself ontologically contested produces formal exhaustiveness without genuine ontological exhaustiveness.

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    • 1.The distinction between 'formal' and 'genuine' exhaustiveness assumes ontology is determinate independent of our best conceptual schemes—a controversial metaphysical claim.
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    • 2.If a partition is logically exhaustive and its categories are the only coherent options available, rejecting it requires positing unarticulable or paradoxical alternatives.
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    • 3.Ontological contestation may reflect epistemic limitation, not proof that formal partitions fail ontologically—provisional frameworks can be genuinely adequate.
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    • 1.Logical partitions satisfy formal requirements (mutual exclusivity, exhaustiveness) independently of whether their categories reflect real ontological divisions.
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    • 2.Contested domains like consciousness or social kinds admit multiple incompatible partitions that are each logically complete but ontologically incommensurable.
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    • 3.Formal exhaustiveness masks disagreement about fundamental nature; it creates illusion of solved problems where only taxonomic agreement exists.
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