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    It is not the case that Leibniz's concept of 'original imperfection' (Theodicy §20) holds that finite essences contain necessary limitations that are intrinsic to their intelligible structure, not merely contingent features.

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    • 1.The distinction between intrinsic logical necessity and contingent divine choice becomes unclear; God's creative freedom seems compromised.
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    • 2.Calling limitations 'original' in essence risks making God responsible for evil through creating the very structure that enables it.
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    • 3.One can coherently imagine finite essences without specific imperfections (e.g., limited but error-free minds), undermining claims of necessity.
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    • 1.Finite beings cannot possess infinite perfections without ceasing to be finite; limitation is thus constitutive of finitude itself.
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    • 2.If imperfections were merely contingent, God could have created beings without them, making actual imperfection gratuitous rather than necessary.
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    • 3.The intelligible structure of any concept requires boundaries; boundlessness renders a concept unintelligible and thus impossible.
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