Yu guang‐Yuan's two categories of matter

Journal of Chinese Philosophy 12 (1):57-62 (1985)
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IN "THE FUNCTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS ON MATTER", "CHINESE STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY" 12 (1981) PAGES 38-54, YU CLAIMS THAT IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW CONSCIOUSNESS CAN AFFECT THE PHYSICAL WORLD, TWO CATEGORIES OF MATTER MUST BE DISTINGUISHED. I ARGUE THAT YU'S DISTINCTION HAS NO EXPLANATORY FORCE AND, MOREOVER, IS AT ODDS WITH HIS MATERIALIST ASSUMPTIONS. I THEN SUGGEST OTHER STRATEGIES.

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10.1111/j.1540-6253.1985.tb00428.x

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The Function of Consciousness on Matter.Yu Guangyuan - 1981 - Contemporary Chinese Thought 12 (3):38-54.
The function of consciousness on matter.Yu Guangyuan - 1981 - Chinese Studies in Philosophy 12 (3):38.

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