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An Analysis of Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind

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Engelsk
The Macat Library
An Analysis of Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind
An Analysis of Gilbert Ryle's The Concept of Mind
  • Forfatter: Michael O'Sullivan
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 101
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: The Macat Library
  • EAN: 9781912127139
  • Utgivelsesår: 2017
  • Bidragsyter: O'sullivan, Michael
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Gilbert Ryle¿s 1949 The Concept of Mind is now famous above all as the origin of the phrase ¿the ghost in the machine¿ ¿ a phrase Ryle used to attack the popular idea that our bodies and minds are separate. His own position was that mental acts are not at all distinct from bodily actions. Indeed, they are the same thing, merely described in different ways ¿ and if one cuts through the confusing language of the old philosophical debates, he suggests, that becomes clear. While, in many ways, modern philosophers of mind have moved on from or discarded Ryle¿s actual arguments, The Concept of Mind remains a classic example of two central critical thinking skills: interpretation and reasoning. Ryle was what is known as an ¿ordinary language¿ philosopher ¿ a school who considered many philosophical problems to exist purely because of philosophical language. He therefore considered his task as a philosopher to be one of cutting through confusing language, and clarifying matters ¿ exem