Gilbert Ryle

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British philosopher human philosopher

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."

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British philosopher → human → philosopher →
almaMater	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	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	British Army Intelligence Corps →
name	Gilbert Ryle →
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 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bertrand Russell → Ludwig Wittgenstein → The Blue and Brown Books →	influenced
The Concept of Mind → The Concept of Mind →	author
analytic philosophy →	associatedWith
linguistic turn →	associatedWithPhilosopher
Daniel Dennett →	doctoralAdvisor
Ryle →	hasNotableBearer
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy →	hasNotableHolder
Gilbert Ryle →	name
Gilbert →	notableBearer
Gifford Lectures →	notableLecturer