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    It is not the case that The relationship between common natures and singulars is ultimately based on individuation.

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    • 1.Universals can be ontologically prior to their instances, as Plato's Forms demonstrate a reality independent of individuated particulars.
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    • 2.If common natures possess intrinsic formal unity before any act of individuation, the relationship to singulars is grounded in participation, not individuation.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Scotus's formal distinction allows common natures their own haecceity-independent reality, meaning individuation presupposes rather than grounds the nature.
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    • 2.A relation cannot be ultimately grounded in a process that logically and ontologically succeeds the relata it is meant to explain.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.No actual universality is possible without individuation.
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    • 2.No instantiation is possible without individuation.
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