Gilbert Ryle - 'The Concept of the Mind' - secular Flashcards

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What did Ryle believe was a ‘category mistake’?

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the ‘doctrine of the ghost in the machine’

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How did Ryle describe the soul of a person?

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feature of a person

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What analogy does Ryle use to exemplify his idea of what the soul was?

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showing a foreigner a cricket game - individual asks ‘yes but where is the team spirit?’ - cannot be seen or bought - it is a feature

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