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    Challenges→Metaphysical concepts such as being, unity, essence, cause, and God are not signified by non-paronymous nouns or by paronymous nouns or verbs, but by particles in an ideal logical language.

    The claim therefore presupposes, without argument, that particles uniquely track the second-order or trans-categorial status of metaphysical concepts rather than merely reflecting one historically contingent logical notation.

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    Key Terms

    Historically contingent(as used in metaphysics and social philosophy)
    Something that exists only because of specific facts about history; it could have been completely different if history had gone another way.
    Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted)
    Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
    logical notation(logic/philosophy of language)
    A symbolic system (like mathematical symbols) that philosophers use to write out arguments and logical relationships precisely.
    metaphysical concepts(metaphysics)
    Big, abstract ideas about what reality fundamentally is—like existence, time, causation, or what it means to be something.
    second-order

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    Referring to thinking about thinking itself, or rules about rules—a step removed from the basic level.
    trans-categorial(metaphysics)
    Something that crosses over or goes beyond the usual categories or types we use to organize things.

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