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    It is not the case that The claim that 'Dao follows ziran' while ziran is identical to Dao's own nature still posits a following-relation between Dao and a character it instantiates, inviting exactly this Bradleyan regress.

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    • 1.Bradley's regress assumes relations and relata are ontologically distinct; Daoist thought may not endorse this categorial separation.
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    • 2.Ziran (spontaneity) may denote Dao's self-actualization, not a separate property Dao instantiates, making 'follows' metaphorical rather than literal.
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    • 3.The regress only arises if 'follows' is a genuine relational predicate; interpreted as expressing non-duality, it avoids the formal problem entirely.
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    • 1.Any relation between a thing and its own property requires a mediating term, generating infinite regress (Bradley's regress).
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    • 2.Claiming Dao both instantiates ziran and follows it posits ziran as simultaneously Dao's nature and something Dao conforms to.
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    • 3.Self-instantiation without a separate following-relation avoids the regress but requires rejecting the 'follows' language as misleading.
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