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    It is not the case that Where biological and psychological sortal criteria persistently converge on the same re-identification, positing a single ultimate sortal is a metaphysical postulate, not a logical necessity.

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    • 1.Persistent convergence across independent criteria suggests they track the same underlying metaphysical fact, not mere pragmatic alignment.
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    • 2.If no ultimate sortal exists, re-identification becomes indeterminate; but we reliably track identity across change, implying real sortal properties.
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    • 3.Distinguishing 'postulate' from 'necessity' requires prior metaphysical commitments that themselves avoid question-begging grounds.
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    • 1.Convergence of criteria is empirically observable but doesn't logically entail metaphysical unity—correlation ≠ ontological necessity.
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    • 2.Multiple adequate sortals can satisfy re-identification without contradiction, suggesting ultimate sortals are frameworks, not discoveries.
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    • 3.Physics permits compositional pluralism; no law forbids multiple valid sortal schemes applying to the same object simultaneously.
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