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    It is not the case that A purely nobility-based account collapses the distinction between efficient and formal causation, making it unclear how the superior nature of the mover produces a specific finite velocity rather than instantaneous motion.

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    • 1.The distinction between efficient and formal causation may be conceptual rather than ontological. A unified account of causation doesn't require collapsing real distinctions.
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    • 2.Finite velocity could derive from the noble nature's inherent limitation without needing separate efficient causation. Nobility determines effect-type and magnitude naturally.
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    • 3.The objection assumes instantaneous motion is the default for perfect causes. But perfect causes might necessarily produce finite, determinate effects by their very nature.
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    • 1.Formal causation explains *what* moves (the form imparted), but efficient causation explains *how* motion originates. Noble natures alone cannot bridge this explanatory gap.
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    • 2.If nobility alone sufficed, all noble movers would produce identical effects. Yet finite velocities vary despite comparable noble natures, requiring additional efficient principles.
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    • 3.Instantaneous causation is characteristic of formal/material relationships, not agent causation. The resistance to infinite velocity suggests efficient causation operating distinctly from form.
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