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    If formally distinct quidditative determinations can inhe... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Predication with respect to quiddity must be of a composite being.

    If formally distinct quidditative determinations can inhere in a numerically simple entity, the inference from predicative structure to compositeness fails.

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    • 1.Simple substances can possess multiple intrinsic properties without spatial or temporal parts (e.g., God's omniscience and justice).
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    • 2.Formal distinction differs from real distinction; properties can be conceptually distinct yet ontologically unified in one subject.
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    • 3.Compositeness requires separability or potential independence; quiddities unified in simple subjects remain essentially interdependent.
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    • 1.If distinct quiddities inhere in one entity, that entity must account for their unity—requiring an internal principle, which constitutes composition.
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    • 2.Predicative structure reflects real ontological structure; denying this conflates epistemology with metaphysics without justification.
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    • 3.Numerical simplicity and formal distinction are metaphysically incompatible; allowing both requires obscure primitive facts without explanation.
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