Full Idea
Things that come to be without further qualification do so either by change of shape (a statue) or by addition (growing things) or by subtraction (a carving) or by composition (a house) or by alteration (things changing their matter).
Gist of Idea
Coming to be is by shape-change, addition, subtraction, composition or alteration
Source
Aristotle (Physics [c.337 BCE], 190b06)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Physics', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1996], p.26
A Reaction
[compressed] Aristotle observes that in each case there is clearly some 'underlying thing'.
Related Idea
Idea 16172 Substance is not predicated of anything - but it still has something underlying it, that originates it [Aristotle]