Social Sciences
3 years ago

Contradictions Unravel the Path to Progress, Unveiling the Principal Aspect

Chinese Studies in Philosophy
The Principal Contradiction and the Principal Aspect of a Contradiction

Paper Summary

The development of complex things involves many contradictions, which don't progress evenly. There are main and secondary contradictions, as well as principal and secondary aspects within a contradiction. Chairman Mao discusses these differences in "On Contradiction".

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