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    It is not the case that Aristotle's Physics distinguishes self-movers from things moved by their nature: heavy objects fall by external actualizing conditions, not internal agency.

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    • 1.Heaviness itself is an intrinsic property that constitutes an internal nature directing downward motion, not merely external actualization.
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    • 2.Aristotle's own definition of nature as internal principle of motion applies equally to heavy objects' tendency toward their natural place.
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    • 3.The distinction between self-movers and natural movers may be gradational rather than categorical, undermining the sharp division claimed here.
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    • 1.Aristotle distinguishes potentiality from actuality; heavy objects have potential to fall but need actualizing conditions like absence of support.
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    • 2.Self-movers like animals possess internal principles of motion (soul); falling rocks lack such internal organizing principles by contrast.
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    • 3.Natural motion toward place requires external context (the natural place itself exists externally); thus cannot be purely internal agency.
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