Coherent Knowledge and the Philosophy of Perpetual Motion Have Mutual Symbolism

There is a direct analogy between properties of perpetual motion and those of a knowledge system.

Here is a basic list:

Coherency: Unity

Deduction: Energy

Proofs: Levers

Implication: Slope

Intellectual Discipline: Types of Materials

Virtues: Buoyancy

Rhetorical strength: Mass

Process: Cycle