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    It is not the case that Aristotle's account of projectile motion assigns causal power to successive portions of air, meaning resistance encounters a distributed cause, not a singular mover's influence.

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    • 1.If each air segment causes motion, it must itself be moved; infinite regress threatens unless one segment initiates causation.
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    • 2.Distributing causation obscures rather than solves the explanatory burden—the mechanism of inter-segment force transfer remains unclear.
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    • 3.Aristotle's own texts emphasize the initial mover's role; attributing equal causal weight to air contradicts his core framework.
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    • 1.Aristotle's physics requires continuous contact for causation; air segments in sequence maintain this continuity for projectile motion.
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    • 2.Distributing causal power across air portions avoids the problem of how a single initial mover sustains influence at distance.
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    • 3.Successive air displacement naturally explains why projectiles gradually decelerate rather than stopping abruptly.
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