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    It is not the case that In asking for the cause of X's being, one cannot seek a middle term between the subject and predicate of 'X is' or 'X is X' without first unpacking the judgment into one with distinct subject and predicate

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    • 1.A middle term can only be sought when the subject and predicate of a judgment are distinct
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    • 2.Judgments of the form 'X is' or 'X is X' do not have distinct subject and predicate until unpacked into a judgment about different things
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    • 3.Unpacking 'why is there an eclipse?' into 'why is the moon darkened at opposition?' yields a judgment with distinct subject and predicate and thereby allows a middle term to be sought
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