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    It is not the case that Therefore, 'c' can be a rigid designator even if its referent undergoes sortal change over time within the actual world.

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    • 1.Sortal properties determine identity conditions; changing sortal kind means changing what makes the object the same object over time.
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    • 2.If 'c' rigidly designates across sortal change, we lose explanatory power for why different sortals have different persistence conditions.
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    • 3.Actual sortal change (organism to corpse) intuitively breaks identity in ways possible sortal variation doesn't, so rigid designation seems implausible.
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    • 1.Rigid designation tracks historical-causal chains to objects, not their intrinsic properties, so sortal changes don't break reference.
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    • 2.A ship retains identity through gradual plank replacement; similarly, 'c' can rigidly designate an entity across sortal transformations.
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    • 3.Modal intuitions support this: we say 'this statue could have been bronze' even if it's currently marble, suggesting rigid reference across possibilities.
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