(A new paradigm for) the problem of the many

This paper offers an original solution to the problem of the many, built on a foundation of powers-based causation. At its most basic, the solution should be understood as a type of maximality response, and on those grounds its originality might be questioned. However, it is argued that novelty of the solution owes as much to the meta-metaphysical context (the paradigm) in which the solution is framed as it does the model of causal powers. A discussion of paradigms in metaphysics is included.