Dilemmas
The Tarner Lectures 1953
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Mind & Body, Reference & Language, Language Arts
| Author: | Gilbert Ryle | ISBN: | 9781316423752 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | October 7, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gilbert Ryle |
| ISBN: | 9781316423752 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | October 7, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
Common sense tells me I can control my life to some extent; should I then, faced with a logical argument for fatalism, reject common sense? There seems to be no place in a physical theory of the universe for the sensory experiences of colours, taste and smells, yet I know I have these experiences. In this book, Gilbert Ryle explores the conflicts that arise in everyday life and shows that the either/or which such dilemmas seem to suggest is a false dilemma: one side of the dilemma does not deny what we know to be true on the other side. This classic book has been revived in a new series livery for twenty-first-century readers, featuring a specially commissioned preface written by Barry Stroud.
Common sense tells me I can control my life to some extent; should I then, faced with a logical argument for fatalism, reject common sense? There seems to be no place in a physical theory of the universe for the sensory experiences of colours, taste and smells, yet I know I have these experiences. In this book, Gilbert Ryle explores the conflicts that arise in everyday life and shows that the either/or which such dilemmas seem to suggest is a false dilemma: one side of the dilemma does not deny what we know to be true on the other side. This classic book has been revived in a new series livery for twenty-first-century readers, featuring a specially commissioned preface written by Barry Stroud.
