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It is not the case that Therefore the singularity of the Concept is compatible with genuine ontological pluralism, undermining the inference from Concept-theory to monism.
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If the Concept genuinely unifies all being, this unity is itself an ontological fact that undermines claimed pluralism at the deepest level.
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Distinguishing conceptual from ontological unity risks making the Concept either causally inert or implicitly monistic in its explanatory role.
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True pluralism requires that entities be genuinely independent; systematic conceptual coordination suggests underlying metaphysical dependence.
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Unity of conceptual structure need not entail unity of reality; concepts can be singular while their referents remain multiply distinct.
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A single organizing principle can coordinate diverse ontological kinds without reducing them to one fundamental substance or nature.
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Monism requires not just conceptual unity but actual metaphysical reduction, which the Concept alone cannot guarantee.
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