The problem of mind-body relation is a central problem in the history of philosophy. From the ver... more The problem of mind-body relation is a central problem in the history of philosophy. From the very ancient period there have been discussions on this issue but it could not get prominent position. In modern period it is Descartes who brought the old problem in a new way. He holds the view that mind and body are two dependent substances and thereby he is called a dualist philosopher. He is the most influential dualistic philosopher in modern philosophy. His analysis of mind body relation is accepted by most of the philosophers, psychologists, religious teachers and even by the common people. But in spite of this, his theory has to face a lot of criticisms from different stand points. Gilbert Ryle criticized Descartes" dualism on different ground. He develops his theory of logical behaviourism by rejecting Descartes" dualistic theory of mind. Designating Descartes" dualism as "official Theory", Ryle says that this theory committed a special kind of mistake called "category Mistake". So in this paper I shall try to explore Descartes" dualistic theory from the stand point of Ryle and subsequently try to explain the ground for which Ryle rejects this theory. And finally effort will be made to give a picture of Ryle"s own view on the concept of mind and its acceptability.
About the Lecture: In this lecture we focus on the arguments that are developed by Gilbert Ryle a... more About the Lecture: In this lecture we focus on the arguments that are developed by Gilbert Ryle and Pual Churchland against the notion of the Cartesian dualism. Ryle argues that the mind and body are not two categorically independent substances; rather both of them conceptually belong to one variety. To separate them conceptually is to commit the category mistake. The mind is not a ghost in the machine, rather can be located within activities of the body or bodily behaviours.
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