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    It is not the case that If form and matter are phenomenologically entangled, judgments ostensibly about form always smuggle in variable material responses, undermining the universality claim.

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    • 1.Distinguishing form from material responses is conceptually possible: we can abstract the relational structure 'circularity' apart from tactile or visual variation.
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    • 2.Variability in material responses does not entail variability in the formal structure being judged—multiple materials can instantiate identical geometric properties.
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    • 3.Universality in judgment means the formal claim applies across contexts, not that perception is context-independent; form-claims can be universal while perception varies.
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    • 1.Phenomenological experience shows that perceiving geometric form (circularity) varies with material substrate: metal circles feel different than rubber circles.
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    • 2.If formal judgments necessarily arise from embodied perception, and embodied perception includes material-specific responses, then form-judgments inherit that variability.
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    • 3.Claims of universality require independence from contingent factors; material responses are contingent, so form-claims cannot be fully universal if materially entangled.
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