“Ghost in the Machine” – A famous phrase that never went away
Ghost in the machine is a phrase coined by the Oxford philosopher Gilbert Ryle in Concept of Mind (1949) to pejoratively describe René Descartes‘ (1596-1650) dualistic view of the mind-body relationship. The phrase has been used by Arthur Koester in his 1967 book The Ghost in the Machine and also by the pop band The Police… Read More “Ghost in the Machine” – A famous phrase that never went away