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    It is not the case that Descartes himself defines motion relationally in the Principles II.25 as translation relative to contiguous bodies, making 'intrinsic rest' incoherent within his own framework.

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    • 1.Descartes distinguishes motion (defined relationally) from the actual state of a body, which can be intrinsically at rest regardless.
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    • 2.Calling a relational definition 'incoherent' conflates the criterion for measuring motion with metaphysical possibility of rest itself.
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    • 3.Even in relational frameworks, 'at rest' can denote a non-moving state intrinsically, while motion measures change between reference frames.
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    • 1.Descartes explicitly defines motion in Principles II.25 as change of place relative to adjacent bodies, not absolute displacement.
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    • 2.If motion is purely relational, then 'intrinsic rest' (rest independent of surrounding bodies) becomes logically impossible within his system.
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    • 3.Descartes' framework eliminates absolute space, making any state independent of relational context self-contradictory.
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