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    Supports→Meinongianism does not provide a view clearly distinct from platonism, but merely creates the illusion of a different view by altering the meaning of 'exist'.

    When two theories posit items playing structurally identical roles grounding identical truths, Leibniz's identity of indiscernibles implies the theories describe the same ontology under different terminology.

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    Key Terms

    Identity of indiscernibles(One of the conclusions Leibniz derives using the PSR.)
    The principle that no two distinct entities can share all the same properties — if two things are indiscernible, they are identical.
    Leibniz
    Leibniz is a German philosopher and mathematician from the 1600s-1700s who developed calculus (a powerful math tool for measuring change and areas) independently around the same time as Isaac Newton. He's famous for creating much of the notation we still use in mathematics today and for arguing that everything in the universe follows logical principles. His ideas profoundly influenced modern science, mathematics, and philosophy, making him one of history's most important thinkers.
    Ontology(Carnap argues this enterprise is based on a mistake)
    The philosophical discipline that tries to answer hard questions about what there really is.
    Structurally identical roles(describing how items in different theories might work the same way)
    When two things function in exactly the same way within a system—they have the same relationships and perform the same function, even if they have different names.

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    grounding(Drawn from contemporary metaphysics; proposed as potentially applicable to understanding the foundations of legality.)
    A metaphysical relation in which some entities or facts are more foundational than others, providing a hierarchical structure of the world.
    posit(as used in logic and metaphysics)
    An assumption or claim that someone puts forward as true in order to build an argument, even if they haven't fully proven it yet.

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