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    It is not the case that Therefore, difference and non-identity are not conceptually separable but mutually implicated at the level of substance.

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    • 1.Difference and identity can be distinguished as separate conceptual categories, even if they relate to each other pragmatically.
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    • 2.Some substances may possess intrinsic identity independent of relational difference; essence need not be constituted by negation.
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    • 3.Mutual implication at the conceptual level doesn't entail inseparability at the substantive level; concepts can be distinct yet interdependent.
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    • 1.Identity requires a baseline of difference; without distinction from other things, nothing could be identified as itself.
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    • 2.Substance cannot be purely self-identical, as that would require no internal differentiation, making change and causation impossible.
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    • 3.To recognize non-identity is already to implicate identity; the concepts presuppose each other logically and ontologically.
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