The Concept of Mind (Penguin Modern Classics)

Ryle, Gilbert

ISBN 10: 0141182172 / ISBN 13: 9780141182179

Published by Penguin Classics, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Concept of Mind (Penguin Modern Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141182172
• ISBN 13: 9780141182179
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 280 grams

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Synopsis

This epoch-making book cuts through confused thinking and forces us to re-examine many cherished ideas about knowledge, imagination, consciousness and the intellect. The result is a classic example of philosophy.

About the Author

Gilbert Ryle was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford between 1945 and 1968 and editor of 'Mind' from 1947 to 1971. He died in 1976. Eminent philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel C. Dennett is the authorof Darwin's Dangerous Idea.