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    It is not the case that Aristotle's hylomorphism allows a thing to possess a property by instantiating a form, not by containing a piece of an external entity (Metaphysics VII).

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    • 1.The notion of 'instantiating a form' is itself unclear and arguably relocates rather than solves the problem of how properties inhere in objects.
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    • 2.Empirically, properties like color depend on matter's composition and light interaction, suggesting material content does matter to property possession.
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    • 3.Aristotle's distinction between form and matter blurs in practice; secondary substances seem parasitic on material facts rather than independent.
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    • 1.Forms are intrinsic to substances in hylomorphism, avoiding infinite regress problems that plague externalist accounts of property possession.
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    • 2.Aristotle's framework explains why objects can share properties without sharing material parts, solving the problem of universals elegantly.
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    • 3.Instantiation of form preserves object unity and persistence through change better than composition from external material entities.
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