“Myths often do a lot of theoretical good, while they are still new.”

—  Gilbert Ryle, book The Concept of Mind

Source: The Concept of Mind (1949), Ch. I: Descartes' Myth, (4) Historical Note

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British philosopher 1900–1976

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