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    A principle that cannot explain the determinacy of its ow... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The Elementary Philosophy cannot account for the ground of the objective matter of representation.

    A principle that cannot explain the determinacy of its own outputs lacks the self-sufficiency required of a genuine first principle, exposing an explanatory gap at the foundation.

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    • 1.First principles must be self-explanatory to avoid infinite regress of explanations.
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    • 2.If a principle cannot account for why its outputs are determinate rather than indeterminate, it leaves a logical gap.
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    • 3.Genuine foundations must contain within themselves the resources to explain their own necessity and specificity.
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    • 1.Some foundational principles may be primitive facts whose determinacy requires no further explanation without being illegitimate.
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    • 2.The demand for self-explanation may be incoherent—no principle can explain itself without circularity or presupposing external standards.
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    • 3.Explanatory gaps at foundational levels may be metaphysically necessary rather than exposing genuine deficiency in the principle.
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