The Concept of Mind
1949 book by Gilbert Ryle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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."[1]
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Author | Gilbert Ryle |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Subject | Philosophy of mind |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Publication date | Original 1949; current edition 2002 |
Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
Pages | 334 |
ISBN | 0-226-73295-9 |
OCLC | 10229750 |
128/.2 19 | |
LC Class | BF161 .R9 1984 |
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The work has been cited as having "put the final nail in the coffin of Cartesian dualism,"[2] and has been seen as a founding document in the philosophy of mind, which received professional recognition as a distinct and important branch of philosophy only after 1950.[3]