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    It is not the case that Terms that contain all things cannot be made infinite by term-negation.

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    • 1.Negation operates on the logical form of a predicate, not on its extension, so universality of extension does not block infinitatio.
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    • 2.Aristotle's privative negation in De Interpretatione applies to terms regardless of their scope, treating 'non-thing' as grammatically well-formed.
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    • 3.A term can be semantically unrestricted yet syntactically finite, meaning the formal operation of negation remains applicable even to maximal terms.
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    • 1.Duns Scotus holds that 'being' (ens), though transcendental, admits of formal distinction, implying internal structure susceptible to negation.
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    • 2.If transcendental terms possess real conceptual content rather than mere extensional totality, that content constitutes a finitude sufficient for infinitatio.
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    • 1.Making a term infinite (infinitatio) requires that the term be finite.
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    • 2.Terms such as 'thing' and 'something' contain all things and are therefore not finite.
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