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    Space and time are unified as merely distinguishable aspe... — Carmelics
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    Space and time are unified as merely distinguishable aspects of Motion.

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    • 1.When abstracted from each other, space and time could not exist independently.
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    • 2.Time abstracted from space becomes a mere 'now', incapable of succession.
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    • 3.Space abstracted from time becomes a mere 'blank', without distinguishable elements.
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    • 1.Newtonian absolute space and absolute time are each independently real, possessing determinate structure prior to and independent of any motion.
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    • 2.Newton's bucket argument demonstrates that rotational motion presupposes absolute space as an antecedent framework, not the reverse.
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    • 3.If space and time ground the possibility of motion, they cannot derive their existence or distinguishability from motion without vicious circularity.
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    • 1.Kant's Transcendental Aesthetic establishes space and time as pure forms of intuition that are logically and epistemically prior to any empirical content, including motion.
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    • 2.A world with no motion whatsoever would still be representable as spatially extended and temporally ordered, refuting the claim that space and time are merely aspects of motion.
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    Alexander presents a metaphysical argument for the unity of space and time, arguing they are merely distinguishable aspects of Motion. He argues that space and time must be unified because, when abstracted away from each other, it becomes clear that they could not exist independently. Time would become a mere “now”, incapable of succession; and space would become a mere “blank”, without distinguishable elements (Alexander 1920i: 47). Motion is both successive and boasts distinguishable elements
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