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    It is not the case that A property instantiated in all actual members of a taxon remains a contingent fact, not a de re necessity, unless grounded in essence.

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    • 1.Universal instantiation in all actual members constitutes a robust de re fact that doesn't require essence-grounding to be necessary.
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    • 2.The distinction between contingent universality and essential properties may be metaphysically unmotivated or empirically undetectable.
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    • 3.Essence itself is controversial; grounding necessity in essence presupposes essences exist and are knowable.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Universal instantiation across actual members could result from contingent historical factors rather than metaphysical necessity.
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    • 2.Essence grounds de re necessity; without essence-grounding, even universal properties remain metaphysically accidental.
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    • 3.Possible worlds exist where taxon members lack the property, making it contingent despite actual universality.
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