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Why the difference between quantum and classical mechanics is irrelevant to the mind-body problem
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I argue that the logical difference between classical and quantum mechanics that Stapp (1995) claims shows quantum mechanics is more amenable to an account of consciousness than is classical mechanics is irrelevant to the problem.Author's Profile
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