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单词 the ghost in the machine
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the ghost in the machine

Philosophy The mind viewed as distinct from the body (usually used in a derogatory fashion by critics of dualism).I had expected something of the ghost in the machine philosopher rather than a sober minded cleric....
  • It challenges three deeply held beliefs: the blank slate (the mind has no innate structure), the noble savage (people are naturally good), and the ghost in the machine (behavior is not caused by physical events).
  • And neuroscience has most decisively exorcised the ghost in the machine by showing that our thoughts, feelings, urges, and consciousness depend completely on the physiological activity of the brain.
Coined by the philosopher Gilbert Ryle (1949)
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