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    It is not the case that If every being exists precisely insofar as it participates in perfection, then the extension of being and the extension of perfection necessarily coincide, differing only in degree.

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    • 1.Entities like stones possess minimal perfection yet undeniable being; extension of being vastly exceeds perfection's intuitive scope and measurable gradations.
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    • 2.Perfection admits no univocal measure across kinds; moral, intellectual, and physical perfection differ categorically, resisting single-axis comparison.
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    • 3.The claim conflates metaphysical existence with normative evaluation; beings exist neutrally independent of whether they exemplify excellence or lack it.
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    • 1.Ontological dependence: all finite beings require participation in transcendent perfection to account for their existence and determinate properties.
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    • 2.Gradation principle: observable degrees of perfection (beauty, power, knowledge) require a single standard by which all things are measured comparatively.
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    • 3.Identity of being and goodness: classical metaphysics identifies ens (being) with bonum (goodness), making perfection constitutive of existence itself.
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