Ryle

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Ryle is a surname most notably associated with Gilbert Ryle, a 20th-century British philosopher known for his critique of Cartesian dualism and the concept of the "ghost in the machine."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
British astronomer
British philosopher
book
family name
human
human
human
philosopher
philosophical concept
radio astronomer
surname
author Gilbert Ryle
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physics
coinedTerm ghost in the machine
describes Cartesian dualism as a category mistake
editorOf journal Mind
educatedAt Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer University of Oxford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork analytic philosophy
philosophy
hasNotableBearer Gilbert Ryle
John Charles Ryle
Martin Ryle
influenced Daniel Dennett
philosophy of mind
influencedBy G. E. Moore
Ludwig Wittgenstein
languageOfOrigin English
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest ordinary language philosophy
philosophy of language
philosophy of mind
mainTopic critique of mind–body dualism
philosophy of mind
nationality British
British
British
notableFor concept of the "ghost in the machine"
critique of Cartesian dualism
notableWork The Concept of Mind
positionHeld Bishop of Liverpool
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford
usedIn English language

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gilbert Ryle
Martin Ryle
familyName

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