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    Challenges→The objection that premise (3) requires prefixing 'According to the idea of God' is undermined

    Even granting true and immutable natures exist 'in some mode,' this modal existence within the understanding cannot license conclusions about mind-independent existence without a further illicit step.

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    Key Terms

    granting(philosophical argumentation)
    In a philosophical argument, agreeing to accept something as true for the sake of discussion, even if you're not sure about it.
    illicit step(logic and argumentation)
    A logical move or reasoning that breaks the rules of valid argument—a sneaky trick that makes a conclusion seem true when it isn't properly justified.
    immutable natures(philosophical metaphysics)
    Fixed, unchangeable characteristics or essences that define what something fundamentally is.
    license (as used philosophically)(logic and epistemology)
    To justify or give legitimate permission for a particular conclusion to be drawn.
    mind-independent existence(epistemology and metaphysics)

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    Something that exists and is real whether or not any person is thinking about it or observing it.
    modal existence(metaphysics and logic)
    The idea that something is possible or could exist, as opposed to the claim that it actually exists right now.
    the Understanding(SW VI: 117)
    A posited cognitive faculty invoked to explain concept formation, which Herbart rejects as an explanatory deus ex machina

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