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    It is not the case that Leibniz's Law applies only to genuine properties, but sortal membership is a Cambridge property sensitive to conceptual scheme, not an intrinsic feature of objects.

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    • 1.Sortal properties constrain modal behavior and spatiotemporal persistence criteria that seem constitutive, not merely conceptual impositions.
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    • 2.The distinction between 'genuine' and 'Cambridge' properties lacks principled criteria; calling sortals non-genuine merely restates the conclusion.
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    • 3.If sortals aren't intrinsic, Leibniz's Law permits identical physical objects to differ only in conceptual labeling—undermining meaningful identity conditions.
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    • 1.Cambridge properties (like being thought-of) change without intrinsic alteration, whereas genuine properties constitutively define objects' natures.
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    • 2.Sortal terms like 'person' or 'artifact' depend on human conceptual frameworks and purposes, not mind-independent intrinsic features.
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    • 3.If sortal membership were intrinsic, indistinguishable duplicates must share all sortals, yet we can conceive of identical matter classified differently.
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