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Unsurprisingly, matter has been conceived of differently at different times. This chapter and the next are devoted to updating the concept of matter. We shall call classon any material thing that comes within the purview of classical physics, and quanton any thing describable, at least in principle, by a quantum theory. Specks of dust, organisms and galaxies are classons, whereas photons, electrons, and superconductors are quantons.
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Bunge, M. (2010). Classical Matter: Bodies and Fields. In: Matter and Mind. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 287. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9225-0_2
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