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    It is not the case that If UP is analytically embedded in our concept of rational belief-formation, Hume's demand for a demonstrative argument misidentifies the logical status of the principle it seeks to justify.

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    • 1.Concepts can be analytically embedded yet still lack justification; conceptual analysis doesn't establish truth about the world.
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    • 2.UP makes a metaphysical claim (nature's uniformity) beyond mere definition, so analytic status doesn't prevent justified skepticism.
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    • 3.Hume's demand targets whether UP reliably produces true beliefs, a question distinct from its conceptual role in reasoning practices.
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    • 1.Conceptual truths (like '2+2=4') don't require external justification; they're true by definition within our conceptual scheme.
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    • 2.The Uniformity Principle (UP) functions as a constitutive rule for rational belief-formation, not a substantive claim needing proof.
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    • 3.Demanding demonstrative proof for something analytically embedded in rationality itself commits Hume to a performative contradiction.
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