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    It is not the case that If the purported truth is really about a concept or description rather than an object, the claim that non-existent objects bear properties is dissolved rather than vindicated.

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    • 1.Concepts themselves are abstract objects; redirecting to descriptions merely relocates rather than eliminates the non-existence problem.
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    • 2.Some truths about non-existent objects (e.g., 'Sherlock is fictional') seem to require the object itself to ground the property claim.
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    • 3.The concept/object distinction doesn't clearly explain why 'round squares are round' succeeds while 'round squares are square' seems acceptable.
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    • 1.Statements about 'unicorns' succeed linguistically by describing a concept, not requiring non-existent objects to exist.
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    • 2.Property-attribution to non-existent objects relies on category confusion between semantic content and metaphysical ontology.
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    • 3.Dissolving the problem conceptually avoids commitment to abstract objects while preserving meaningful discourse about fictional entities.
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