What is the Ghost in the Machine?
Q: What is the Ghost in the Machine?
A: The Ghost in the Machine is a metaphor in philosophy.
Q: What did philosopher Gilbert Ryle refer to as the Ghost in the Machine?
A: Gilbert Ryle referred to the mind as the Ghost in the Machine.
Q: What is the mistaken "official doctrine" that Ryle criticized?
A: Ryle criticized the idea that the mind was separate from the brain, which was the mistaken "official doctrine".
Q: Whose mind-body dualism did Ryle refer to?
A: Ryle referred to René Descartes' mind-body dualism.
Q: What happens in dualist systems like Descartes'?
A: In dualist systems like Descartes', mental activity carries on in parallel to physical action, but the means of interaction are unknown or speculative.
Q: What did Ryle call the idea of mind-body dualism?
A: Ryle called the idea of mind-body dualism an error which he called a "category mistake".
Q: What is an example of a category mistake according to Ryle?
A: Ryle gave the example of saying something like "cars move by motive spirit" as a category mistake.
