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    Supports→In every instance of change, two factors are present: matter and form

    Substantial change and accidental change exhaust the kinds of change there are

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    In accidental change, an accidental form is gained or lostIn every instance of change, two factors are present: matter and formIn substantial generation or destruction, a substantial form is gained or lost

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    Encapsulating Aristotle’s discussions of change in Physics i 7 and 8, and putting the matter more crisply than he himself does, we have the following simple argument for matter and form: (1) a necessary condition of there being change is the existence of matter and form; (2) there is change; hence (3) there are matter and form. The second premise is a phainomenon; so, if that is accepted without further defense, only the first requires justification. The first premise is justified by the thought

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