philosophicslly, it has primacy, meaning it comes first

physics presupposes metaphysics

but real is real, a category of belonging which does not admit of more or less.

like we are both “equally” human.

no human is more human than another in principle

but particulars, we can be more

or less. if we say human beings have agency, and person A behaves more like an agent than person B, therefore they are acting “more human” that’s fine.

or all humans have length, and this person is taller than that person, therefore the tall guy is “more human” than the short dude.

abstract categories/principles vs concrete particulars