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    It is not the case that Frege's concept-object distinction shows predication is not a symmetric 'link' but an asymmetric saturation of an unsaturated function by an argument.

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    • 1.Natural language subjects and predicates are interchangeable: 'Red is exemplified by roses' reverses roles without logical loss.
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    • 2.The concept-object distinction conflates grammatical structure with logical form; predicates can be truth-functionally symmetric.
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    • 3.Relational predicates like 'equals' show mutual saturation—neither argument has logical priority—undermining inherent asymmetry claims.
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    • 1.Predicates linguistically require objects to complete them ('___ is red'), while objects don't require predicates, showing asymmetry.
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    • 2.Functions in mathematics are fundamentally unsaturated (f(x) is incomplete until x is provided), and predicates behave identically.
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    • 3.Symmetric relations like 'is beside' still decompose into directional functional slots, preserving asymmetry at the logical level.
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