The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition

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First published in 1949, Gilbert Ryle’s The Concept of Mind is one of the classics of twentieth-century philosophy. Described by Ryle as a ‘sustained piece of analytical hatchet-work’ on Cartesian dualism, The Concept of Mind is a radical and controversial attempt to jettison once and for all what Ryle called ‘the ghost in the machine’: Descartes’ argument that mind and body are two separate entities. This sixtieth anniversary edition includes a substantial commentary by Julia Tanney and is essential reading for new readers interested not only in the history of analytic philosophy but in its power to challenge major currents in philosophy of mind and language today. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 RETHINKING RYLE: A Critical Discussion of The Concept of Mind......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 60 I DESCARTES’ MYTH......Page 64 II KNOWING HOW AND KNOWING THAT......Page 77 III THE WILL......Page 112 IV EMOTION......Page 132 V DISPOSITIONS AND OCCURRENCES......Page 163 VI SELF-KNOWLEDGE......Page 199 VII SENSATION AND OBSERVATION......Page 242 VIII IMAGINATION......Page 285 IX THE INTELLECT......Page 318 X PSYCHOLOGY......Page 355 INDEX......Page 367