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    It is not the case that McDowell's dilemma sharpens this: either the Categories reach all the way down into intuition, collapsing the distinction between intuition and concept, or a non-conceptual layer already delivers discrete particulars independently.

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    • 1.The dilemma falsely assumes a binary choice; hybrid models where intuitions are partially conceptual avoid both horns.
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    • 2.Empirical psychology shows perceptual systems extract structure at sub-conceptual levels without presupposing discrete particulars.
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    • 3.McDowell's horns mischaracterize their alternatives: conceptual reach needn't collapse the distinction, only bridge it.
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    • 1.Conceptual content requires rational articulation; intuitions alone cannot justify beliefs without conceptual mediation.
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    • 2.Non-conceptual content cannot explain how we discriminate infinitely many particulars with finite conceptual resources.
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    • 3.McDowell's dilemma correctly identifies that middle positions collapse under scrutiny into one horn or the other.
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