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    Aristotle's Physics (VII.1-2) establishes that all motion... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The different velocities of celestial spheres are caused by differences in nobility between mover and movable, not by resistance or violence.

    Aristotle's Physics (VII.1-2) establishes that all motion requires a mover in direct contact, implying relational resistance is intrinsic to any mover-movable pair.

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    • 1.Aristotle's distinction between potential and actual motion requires an external agent to actualize potentiality, necessitating direct causal contact.
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    • 2.Empirical observation shows all perceptible motion involves contact: pushing, pulling, throwing all require the mover to touch the movable.
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    • 3.Resistance inheres in matter itself; any mover must overcome this resistance through direct transmission of force, making contact intrinsic to motion.
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    • 1.Aristotle's own celestial mechanics posits unmoved movers causing motion without physical contact, contradicting the direct-contact principle.
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    • 2.The claim conflates logical dependence (mover causes motion) with physical contact; causation needn't require spatial proximity or touching.
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    • 3.Magnetic attraction and gravitational phenomena occur without contact, suggesting resistance may be relational but not dependent on physical touching.
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