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    It is not the case that The bundle theory therefore cannot satisfy Armstrong's truthmaker constraint for negative predications when the relevant contrary properties are wholly absent from the bundle.

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    • 1.Negative predications may be grounded in the *absence* itself rather than positive properties, making Armstrong's constraint too restrictive.
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    • 2.Bundle theory can ground negations through contraries present in the bundle (e.g., 'not red' grounded in the presence of blue).
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    • 3.Armstrong's truthmaker constraint assumes substantivalism about absence; deflationary approaches treat negations as derivative or conventional.
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    • 1.Negative predications (e.g., 'not red') require truthmakers to avoid unintuitive consequences where falsehoods are equally well-grounded.
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    • 2.Bundle theory identifies objects only with collections of positive properties, leaving no bundle constituent to ground negative facts.
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    • 3.Armstrong's constraint correctly demands that true propositions have ontological grounds; bundle theory fails this requirement systematically.
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