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Change is also the name of a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département in France.
Change, the quality of impermanence and flux, has had a chequered history as a concept. In ancient Greek philosophy, while Heraclitus saw change as ever-present and all-encompassing, Parmenides virtually denied its existence.
Ovid produced a classic thematic handling of change as metamorphosis in his Metamorphoses. Ptolemaic astronomy envisioned a largely static universe, with erratic change confined to less worthy spheres. Medieval thought fostered great respect for authority and revelation, severely cramping any encouragement of change. Isaac Newton and Gottfried LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz ( July 1, 1646 in Leipzig November 14, 1716 in Hannover) was a German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, librarian, and lawyer of Sorb descent. Leibniz is credited with the term " function" ( 1694), which he use harnessed mathematicalMathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of "figures and numbers". In the formalist view, it is the investigation of axiomatically defined abstract structures concepts into calculusFor other uses of the term calculus see calculus (disambiguation Calculus is a branch of mathematics, developed from algebra and geometry, involving two major complementary ideas: The first, called differential calculus is a theory about rates of change, to provide mathematical models of change. This constituted a major step forward in understanding flux and variation.With the rise of industrialisation and capitalismCapitalism generally refers to a combination of economic practices that became institutionalized in Europe between the 16th and 19th centuries. Exactly which historic and current practices are considered part of "capitalism" varies among users of the term, the importance attached to innovationInnovation is the introduction of new ideas, goods, services, and practices which are mainly intended to be useful (though a number of unsuccessful innovations can be found throughout history). An essential element is that an an innovation is applied in a grew, and social and political upheavals and pressures often forced change by violent revolutionThis article is about revolution in the sense of a drastic change. For other meanings of the word, see revolution (disambiguation). A revolution is a relatively sudden and absolutely drastic change. This may be a change in the social or political institut (as in North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea in the late 18th century and in later imitators). By the late 20th century much business and New Age thought focussed enthusiastically on transformation in management, in function and in mental attitudes, while ignoring or deploring changes in society or in geopolitics. And Madison Avenue receives payment to repeat the litany of the fad for change: In the fast-changing world of today, you need ... productX.
Cultural attitudes to change itself may fall into one of at least two categories:
Change may require organisms and organizations to adapt. (see evolution).
Compare identity and change, globalisation.
Depending on context, the term 'change' may in particular refer to:
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