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  1. Law Of Inertia

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    The Law of Inertia, formally codified as the First Law of Motion by Sir Isaac Newton, describes the intrinsic resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion. This fundamental concept posits that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue in motion with the same velocity (speed and direction), unless acted upon by an external, unbalanced force. The law is foundational to [class…

  2. Law Of Non Contradiction

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    While pre-Socratic thinkers alluded to the necessity of consistent predication, it was Aristotle (384–322 BCE) who systemized the LNC as a necessary foundation for rational discourse. In Metaphysics, Book $\Gamma$ (Gamma), Aristotle argues that denial of the LNC leads to the collapse of all meaning. If a statement $P$ could be both true and false simultaneously, then every statement must also be both true and false, rendering all assertion equi…