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    It is not the case that The realist interpretation's second-order claims about universal magnitudes introduce ontological commitments that restrict its application to domains where such universals are contentious.

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    • 1.Ontological commitments arising from realism need not restrict application; they simply clarify what realism entails in each domain consistently.
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    • 2.Contentiousness about universals reflects ongoing debate, not a principled reason to abandon realism in specific domains where it remains coherent.
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    • 3.Non-realist alternatives (nominalism, conceptualism) face equally serious commitments and don't demonstrably reduce domain-specific problems.
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    • 1.Realism about universals commits us to mind-independent abstract entities whose existence remains metaphysically disputed across domains.
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    • 2.Second-order claims about magnitudes (properties of properties) compound ontological burden beyond first-order commitments already controversial.
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    • 3.In quantum mechanics and social science, universal magnitude claims generate substantive philosophical disagreement about their applicability.
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