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    It is not the case that Limits (termini) for capacities exist only when specific structural conditions are met

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    • 1.Nicholas of Autrecourt and later Hume deny that causal powers have intrinsically bounded ranges discoverable by reason alone, since all capacity-limits are known only empirically.
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    • 2.P3 and P4 presuppose a strict monotonicity in causal action, but quantum indeterminacy and threshold effects in physical systems demonstrate that causal capacities can exhibit non-monotonic, discontinuous behavior.
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    • 3.If the monotonicity premises fail for even a restricted class of real capacities, the structural conditions cited are not necessary for termini but merely sufficient under idealized assumptions.
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    • 1.Aristotle's account of potentiality in Metaphysics Theta allows for capacities that are context-sensitive and lack sharp boundaries, admitting of degrees without determinate termini.
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    • 2.If capacities can be graduated continuously without natural stopping points, the structural conditions posited for termini may be artifacts of mathematical modeling rather than metaphysical necessities.
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    • 1.There must be a range in which a capacity can act or be acted upon, and another range in which it cannot, but not both simultaneously
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    • 2.Each capacity must only be able to take values within the range measured from zero up to its boundary value
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    • 3.If an active capacity can act upon a given passive capacity, it must be capable of acting upon any lesser passive capacity
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