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    It is not the case that Powers individuated by their manifestations face a circularity problem: two distinct determinates can share identical power sets if manifestations overlap.

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    • 1.Powers can be identical in manifestation type while differing in strength, threshold conditions, or manifestation circumstances—these differences individuate them.
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    • 2.The identity of indiscernibles applies to fundamental properties, not derivative power sets; two distinct determinates can legitimately share causal roles.
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    • 3.Manifestation overlap doesn't entail identical power sets if we properly distinguish between manifestation-types and their actualization conditions across contexts.
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    • 1.If two properties have identical causal powers, individuating them by those powers makes them indistinguishable, violating the identity of indiscernibles.
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    • 2.Manifestation-based individuation requires unique power signatures, but overlapping manifestations prevent this uniqueness across distinct determinates.
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    • 3.Without non-manifestational criteria for individuation, we cannot explain why two properties with identical power sets remain genuinely distinct entities.
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