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    It is not the case that The claim conflates unknowability of intrinsic natures with unknowability of relational structure, which structural realism distinguishes.

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    • 1.Structure itself presupposes relata with some intrinsic character; relations require relational properties grounding the distinction itself.
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    • 2.The claim assumes we can identify 'relational structure' without any implicit commitment to underlying intrinsic properties instantiating those relations.
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    • 3.If intrinsic natures are truly unknowable, we cannot know whether structural knowledge genuinely grasps reality or merely convenient fictions.
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    • 1.Physics successfully predicts phenomena using only relational/structural properties, never requiring knowledge of intrinsic natures.
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    • 2.Intrinsic properties are causally inert; only relations between entities produce observable effects and empirical data.
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    • 3.We can coherently distinguish unknowable intrinsic natures from knowable structural patterns, making the distinction logically sound.
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