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    If nobility alone sufficed, all noble movers would produc... — Carmelics
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    Supports→A purely nobility-based account collapses the distinction between efficient and formal causation, making it unclear how the superior nature of the mover produces a specific finite velocity rather than instantaneous motion.

    If nobility alone sufficed, all noble movers would produce identical effects. Yet finite velocities vary despite comparable noble natures, requiring additional efficient principles.

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    efficient principles(as used in causality and metaphysics)
    The actual causes or reasons that make something happen—the 'how' and 'why' behind an action. Think of it as the driving force or mechanism that produces an effect.
    finite velocities(as used in physics and medieval natural philosophy)
    Speeds or rates of change that have limits or boundaries—they're measurable and not infinite. Different things move at different speeds even when they seem similar in other ways.
    movers(referring to planets and stars in the context of astronomy)
    In medieval and ancient philosophy, the celestial bodies (planets, stars, spheres) that were thought to move through the heavens.
    nobility(as used in ethics and social philosophy)
    In this context, moral excellence or superiority—being inherently better or more worthy due to character rather than birth or status.

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