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    Challenges→Metaphysical explanation cannot be entirely deductive-nomological (covering law) in nature.

    If metaphysical laws sustain deductive inference across all possible worlds, D-N explanation extends naturally to metaphysical domains.

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    • 1.D-N explanation succeeds in physics by appeal to universal laws; metaphysical laws (like identity, non-contradiction) are equally universal.
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    • 2.If metaphysical truths hold across all possible worlds, they function as boundary conditions for any deductive system, enabling valid inference.
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    • 3.Explanatory power doesn't depend on domain-specificity; any domain with stable laws and logical structure admits D-N explanatory patterns.
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    • 1.D-N explanation requires empirically testable predictions; metaphysical laws produce no new observable consequences, blocking falsifiability.
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    • 2.Deductive inference and metaphysical explanation differ fundamentally: inference is formal/structural, while metaphysical explanation requires ontological grounding.
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    • 3.Necessity across possible worlds doesn't establish explanatory force; it may only show some truths are immune to explanation, not explained by laws.
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