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    It is not the case that Without a world structure, the concept of relative motion of several bodies has no more foundation than the concept of absolute motion of a single body.

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    • 1.Mach's relational mechanics derives meaningful relative motion from mass distributions alone, without invoking any additional 'world structure'.
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    • 2.If Machian relationalism successfully grounds relative motion in matter-matter relations, Weyl's structural realism introduces an unnecessary ontological posit.
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    • 3.The parsimony principle favors Mach's ontology: relative motion between bodies is foundational, not derivative of a prior structural framework.
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    • 1.Leibniz's relational theory of space grounds all motion in the relative positions and changes among actual bodies without positing a substantival or structural backdrop.
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    • 2.Weyl's claim presupposes that 'world structure' and 'relational configuration of bodies' are distinct, but a strict relationist identifies them, dissolving Weyl's contrast.
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    • 1.The postulate of general relativity demonstrates that relative motion presupposes a structural foundation.
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    • 2.Absolute motion of a single body is recognized as lacking foundation without a reference structure.
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