Aristotle demonstrates in Physics VIII that an infinite regress of moved movers is logically incoherent because actual motion requires an actually operating cause, not a potential infinite chain.
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Physics VIII(as a source where Aristotle defended his ideas)
Book 8 of Aristotle's work called 'Physics,' where he discusses motion, change, and the nature of the universe.
Potential infinite chain(what Aristotle says cannot cause actual motion)
A theoretical endless sequence that could exist in theory but isn't fully real or active all at once in the present moment.
infinite regress(modes of argumentation available to a dogmatist)
An argument structure in which grounds are offered for a claim P, then grounds for those grounds, and so on indefinitely without ever repeating a proposition
logically incoherent(in logic)
When something doesn't make sense or contain an internal contradiction—it violates the rules of valid reasoning. Like saying 'I went to the store and I didn't go to the store' at the same time.