Gilbert Ryle

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Gilbert Ryle was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for his critique of Cartesian dualism and his influential work in ordinary language philosophy, especially in "The Concept of Mind."

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instanceOf British philosopher
human
philosopher
almaMater The Queen's College, Oxford
surface form: Queen's College, Oxford
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1900-08-19
birthPlace Brighton
citizenship United Kingdom
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
criticized Cartesian dualism
deathDate 1976-10-06
editorEndYear 1971
editorOf Mind
editorStartYear 1947
educatedAt University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University
employer University of Oxford
era 20th-century philosophy
familyName Ryle
fieldOfWork analytic philosophy
ordinary language philosophy
philosophy
philosophy of mind
gender male
givenName Gilbert
influenced Daniel Dennett
philosophy of mind in the 20th century
influencedBy Bertrand Russell
G. E. Moore
Ludwig Wittgenstein
knownFor concept of category mistake
critique of Cartesian dualism
ordinary language analysis
language English
mainInterest epistemology
mind-body problem
philosophy of language
militaryService Intelligence Corps
surface form: British Army Intelligence Corps
name Gilbert Ryle self-link
nationality British
notableIdea category mistake
rejection of the ghost in the machine
notableWork The Concept of Mind
philosophicalSchool analytic philosophy
ordinary language philosophy
positionHeld Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
editor of Mind
publicationYear The Concept of Mind,1949
workInstitution Christ Church, Oxford

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Ludwig Wittgenstein influenced Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle name Gilbert Ryle self-link
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Daniel Dennett doctoralAdvisor Gilbert Ryle
Ryle hasNotableBearer Gilbert Ryle
Ryle author Gilbert Ryle
subject surface form: The Concept of Mind
Gilbert notableBearer Gilbert Ryle
The Concept of Mind author Gilbert Ryle
Gifford Lectures notableLecturer Gilbert Ryle
Clifford Geertz influencedBy Gilbert Ryle
The Linguistic Turn (book by Richard Rorty) includesWorkBy Gilbert Ryle
subject surface form: The Linguistic Turn
J. J. C. Smart influencedBy Gilbert Ryle
Oriel notableAlumnus Gilbert Ryle
subject surface form: Oriel College, Oxford
Dilemmas author Gilbert Ryle
John Cook Wilson notableStudent Gilbert Ryle