Being acted upon is either destructive corruption or conserving accomplishment

Evidence

On one hand, being acted upon can be understood as a corruption or as a destruction; on the other hand, it can be understood as a conservation or an accomplishment: ‘We must recognize two senses of alteration, viz, the change to conditions of privation (στερητικ5ς διαθ0σεις), and the change to a thing’s dispositions (εις) and to its nature’, says Aristotle. Hegel renders this conclusion as follows: ‘There is one change which is privative; and another which acts on the nature like a permanent energy (force and habit, ις).’ — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 447

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes the two senses of ‘being acted upon’ (alloiösis): privative destruction versus conservative formation — central to plasticity’s rejection of pure passivity.