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Full Idea
There are six kinds of change: generation, destruction, increase, diminution, alteration, change of place. A change in our affections would be an example of alteration.
Gist of Idea
There are six kinds of change: generation, destruction, increase, diminution, alteration, change of place
Source
Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE], 15a13)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Categories and De Interpretatione', ed/tr. Ackrill,J.R. [OUP 1963], p.41