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Gilbert Ryle

Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)

Gilbert Ryle was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "ghost in the machine." He was a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers who shared Ludwig Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems.

19 August 1900

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