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    It is not the case that A numerically singular thing is indivisible into subjective parts.

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    • 1.A numerically singular thing can possess internal heterogeneous parts that function as subjective divisions without undermining its numerical unity.
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    • 2.Aristotle's hylomorphic composites are numerically one yet divisible into matter and form, which serve as distinct subjective principles within a single substance.
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    • 3.Therefore numerical singularity and division into subjective parts are not mutually exclusive, contra Scotus's assumption.
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    • 1.Less-than-numerical unity is not the only ground for subjective parthood; real distinctions within a numerically singular thing can ground such division.
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    • 2.Suárez's formal distinction critique holds that Scotus illegitimately reifies modal distinctions into quasi-subjective parts within individuals, conflating logical and real division.
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    • 3.If real distinctions within a singular thing suffice for subjective parts, then numerical singularity does not entail indivisibility into such parts.
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    • 1.Numerical singularity entails indivisibility into subjective parts.
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    • 2.What allows a common nature to be divided into subjective parts is its possession of less-than-numerical unity.
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    • 3.A numerically singular thing does not possess less-than-numerical unity.
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