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The Concept of Mind is a 1949 book by philosopher Gilbert Ryle, in which the author argues that "mind" is "a philosophical illusion hailing chiefly from René Descartes and sustained by logical errors and 'category mistakes' which have become habitual."
In The Concept of Mind (1949), Ryle dismisses the Cartesian view as the fallacy of “the ghost in the machine,” arguing that the mind—the ghost—is really just the intelligent behaviour of the body. A different criticism has been advanced by the American pragmatist Richard Rorty (1931–2007),…. Read More.
The Concept of Mind– principle ideas and arguments. Ryle’s aim in this book is to falsify a certain view of the mind and our mental activities, which was forcefully presented by Descartes and has been widely held by many philosophers and non-philosophers ever since.
Dec 18, 2007 · Although Gilbert Ryle published on a wide range of topics in philosophy (notably in the history of philosophy and in philosophy of language), including a series of lectures centred on philosophical dilemmas, a series of articles on the concept of thinking, and a book on Plato, The Concept of Mind remains his best known and most ...
The Concept of Mind. Gilbert Ryle. University of Chicago Press, 2002 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 334 pages. This now-classic work challenges what Ryle calls philosophy's "official theory," the...
A classic in the philosophy of mind, Ryle's The Concept of Mind is an in-depth study of human mind, spanning topics such as emotions, dispositions, imagination, and psychology.
The Concept of Mind. Gilbert Ryle. This now-classic work challenges what Ryle calls philosophy’s “official theory,” the Cartesians “myth” of the separation of mind and matter.
