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    It is not the case that Locke's borderline cases argument against substantial forms fails

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    • 1.The Aristotelian matter/form distinction allows that the form guides changes in material substances
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    • 2.Not all matter is suitable for all changes guided by a form
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    • 3.When matter is unsuitable to achieve the end of the formal cause, the result can be monsters and deformities rather than a counterexample to the existence of substantial forms
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