Gilbert Ryle: Collected Essays, 1929-1968

Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976) is an important figure in 20th-century British philosophy.

As a leading light of the Oxford philosophy movement, Wayneflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy and editor of "Mind" from 1948 to 1971, he was in a unique position to influence a whole generation of philosophers.

His best-known work was the "The Concept of Mind" (1949), an attack on mind-body dualism, but its success has meant that his other writings are sometimes overlooked. This volume of collected essays gathers 37 of Ryle's articles, lectures, discussion notes and symposium contributions written over a period of 40 years.

The collection covers a wide range of topics on the nature and method of philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosopical logic and linguistic philosophy.

Important papers such as "Systematically Misleading Expressions" (1932) and "Knowing How and Knowing That" (1946) can be found here.

Many of the pieces tackle topics inadequately covered in his larger works, but which were significant influence in the development of 20th-century analytic philosophy.