English Explanatory Dictionary

ghost in the machine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mental activity that occurs in parallel with physical action, but with no known way for the two to interact, according to the theories of mind-body dualism.

Word forms

ghost in the machine ghosts in the machine ghosts in machines

Etymology

Coined by British philosopher Gilbert Ryle in 1949.

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