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    It is not the case that Equivocating on 'in' conflates participation (methexis) with immanence, undermining the inferential step to P7.

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    • 1.Ancient philosophical language often used 'in' flexibly; conflation need not invalidate inferences if conclusions hold under both readings.
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    • 2.The distinction between methexis and immanence may be less sharp than claimed—intermediate positions blur the binary.
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    • 3.P7 might follow from the substantive content of both concepts regardless of 'in's ambiguity, making the critique linguistically misdirected.
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    • 1.Methexis (participation) and immanence are metaphysically distinct: one involves transcendent Forms, the other denies them.
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    • 2.Using 'in' ambiguously between these concepts allows invalid inferences that wouldn't survive strict logical formalization.
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    • 3.P7's derivation depends on precise mereological relations that equivocation on 'in' systematically obscures or invalidates.
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