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Minds - or Human Beings?

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First of two talks by Professor Gilbert Ryle on the problem of mind

How far is the habitual distinction between mind and body justified? Professor Ryle suggests that the separation is a false one and should be avoided: it tempts us to describe people's lives in terms of two distinct series of processes, one mental, one physical. But is the description valid? If we look carefully at what we know about human beings. Professor Ryle maintains, we see that it is not.

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