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    A property that exists only within the causal-spatiotempo... — Carmelics
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    A property that exists only within the causal-spatiotemporal nexus is not abstract in the way Platonic objects are.

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    • 1.Platonic abstracta are causally inert and exist necessarily outside spacetime, unlike properties embedded in causal chains.
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    • 2.Properties dependent on spatiotemporal instantiation differ fundamentally from mind-independent, non-physical Platonic forms.
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    • 3.If a property requires causal participation to exist or be instantiated, it lacks the independence definitive of Platonic objects.
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    • 1.Some abstract properties (like mathematical structures) may be causally relevant yet still transcend spatiotemporal particulars entirely.
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    • 2.Dependence on causal-spatiotemporal contexts doesn't entail non-abstractness; universals can be abstract while being multiply instantiated causally.
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    • 3.The distinction assumes Platonism is the only viable account of abstractness, neglecting nominalism and other frameworks where abstractness differs.
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