What is Aristotle's Fallacy?

The Greek philosopher Aristotle observed some practical incident and set a conclusion that, "an external force is required to keep a body in the state of uniform motion, only if resistive forces (like frictional & viscous forces) are present". This statement is known as Aristotle's fallacy.

However, in the natural world, these resistive forces are always present, and therefore, we do need an external force to overcome them.

For example: A ball rolled on the floor comes to rest after some time due to the opposing force of friction.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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