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    It is not the case that Sellars and Owen independently argued that 'large' in 'L1 is large' is a predicate of a different logical type than 'large' in 'Simmias is large'.

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    • 1.Both statements use identical predicates with identical meanings; logical type should supervene on semantic content, not ontological category of subjects.
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    • 2.If 'large' genuinely has different logical types, we cannot coherently compare L1 and Simmias regarding size, yet Plato's theory of forms requires such comparison.
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    • 3.Type-distinction multiplies types unnecessarily; univocal predicate application with context-dependent reference explains the data more parsimoniously.
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    • 1.Predicates applied to abstract objects (like forms or universals) require different logical structure than predicates applied to concrete particulars.
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    • 2.The property 'largeness' in relation to an abstract standard differs fundamentally from 'largeness' as a concrete physical property instantiated in individuals.
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    • 3.Type-distinction explains why we can meaningfully deny contradictions: L1 is large but not-large in different respects requires different predicate types.
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