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    It is not the case that On a strict Aristotelian reading, saying 'Socrates is not identical to his humanity' conflates the composite substance with an abstracted universal, obscuring that his individual humanity just is his substantial form.

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    • 1.Even on Aristotelian grounds, Socrates' form and Socrates simpliciter may be non-identical without requiring Platonic abstraction or conflation.
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    • 2.The claim assumes 'his humanity' necessarily denotes a universal rather than particular form, but the phrase's referent remains philosophically ambiguous.
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    • 3.Denying Socrates' identity with his humanity may simply assert that form and composite substance are distinct real aspects, not that universals are separable.
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    • 1.Aristotle's hylomorphism identifies substance with the composite of matter and form, not with abstracted universals or their isolated components.
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    • 2.Socrates' humanity as his substantial form is particular to him, not a shareable universal; conflating them obscures this Aristotelian distinction.
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    • 3.Saying 'Socrates is not identical to his humanity' treats humanity as a separable universal, violating Aristotle's rejection of Platonic abstraction.
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