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    It is not the case that Aristotelian substantial forms ground property instances at the species level, meaning the dependence relation is mediated by kind-membership, not bare particularity.

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    • 1.Kind-membership itself requires explanation; invoking forms merely relocates the grounding problem rather than solving it fundamentally.
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    • 2.Modern bundle theory explains property instances without substantial forms, making the theory explanatorily redundant.
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    • 3.The theory struggles with properties that cross species boundaries; an individual's being 'colored' is independent of its specific kind.
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    • 1.Properties like 'being rational' manifest identically across all humans, suggesting a common ground beyond individual particulars.
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    • 2.Species membership explains why individuals share necessary properties; bare particularity cannot account for this uniformity.
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    • 3.Aristotelian forms avoid the regress problem: kind-membership provides determinate grounding without infinite chains of dependence.
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