LessonsOrigination of Accidents and Substances: Premises, Objections and RepliesQuiz

الحركة كونان في آنين في مكانين، والسكون كونان في آنين في مكان واحد
Motion is occupation of two places at two instants; rest is occupation of one place at two instants.

If a body occupies place A at one instant and place B at another, it is classified as moving. If it occupies A at both instants, the relationship is rest. The reference to two instants matters because the distinction requires comparing successive states.

This is one classical analysis, not a direct statement of modern mechanics. A philosophical critic may characterize motion as a continuous transition rather than the sum of fully discrete occupancies.

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Motion and rest in the kalām account

Origination of Accidents and Substances: Premises, Objections and Replies

الحركة كونان في آنين في مكانين، والسكون كونان في آنين في مكان واحد
Motion is occupation of two places at two instants; rest is occupation of one place at two instants.

If a body occupies place A at one instant and place B at another, it is classified as moving. If it occupies A at both instants, the relationship is rest. The reference to two instants matters because the distinction requires comparing successive states.

This is one classical analysis, not a direct statement of modern mechanics. A philosophical critic may characterize motion as a continuous transition rather than the sum of fully discrete occupancies.