PHILOSOPHER

Gilbert Ryle

1900 - 1976

Gilbert Ryle

Gilbert Ryle (19 August 1900 – 6 October 1976) was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "ghost in the machine". Some of Ryle's ideas in philosophy of mind have been called behaviourist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gilbert Ryle is the 517th most popular philosopher (up from 718th in 2019), the 1,240th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,573rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gilbert Ryle ranks 517 out of 1,267. Before him are Kenneth Waltz, Valentinus, Thomas Nagel, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Sergei Bulgakov, and Michel Serres. After him are Vittorino da Feltre, Jean Améry, Karl Löwith, Huiyuan, Giles of Rome, and Madhvacharya.

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Kenneth Waltz
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 511
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 66.01
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Thomas Nagel
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 513
Johann Christoph Gottsched
1700 - 1766
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 514
Sergei Bulgakov
1871 - 1944
HPI: 65.94
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Michel Serres
1930 - 2019
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 516
Gilbert Ryle
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 517
Vittorino da Feltre
1378 - 1446
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 518
Jean Améry
1912 - 1978
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 519
Karl Löwith
1897 - 1973
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Huiyuan
334 - 416
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 521
Giles of Rome
1243 - 1316
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 522
Madhvacharya
1199 - 1278
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 523

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Gilbert Ryle ranks 70. Before him are Kiyoo Kanda, Katina Paxinou, Werner Haase, Mahavatar Babaji, Nathalie Sarraute, and Helen Hayes. After him are Ignazio Silone, Jean Arthur, Filipp Golikov, Sālote Tupou III, Rudolf Diels, and Ernst Krenek. Among people deceased in 1976, Gilbert Ryle ranks 60. Before him are Mitsuo Fuchida, Phil Ochs, Lee J. Cobb, Mikhail Gurevich, Ivan Yakubovsky, and Michael Polanyi. After him are David Elazar, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Walter Warlimont, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Arnold Gehlen, and Harry Nyquist.

Others Born in 1900

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Kiyoo Kanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 64
Katina Paxinou
ACTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 65
Werner Haase
PHYSICIAN
1900 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 66
Mahavatar Babaji
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 67
Nathalie Sarraute
WRITER
1900 - 1999
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 68
Helen Hayes
ACTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 69
Gilbert Ryle
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 70
Ignazio Silone
WRITER
1900 - 1978
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 71
Jean Arthur
ACTOR
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 72
Filipp Golikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1980
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 73
Sālote Tupou III
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1965
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 74
Rudolf Diels
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1957
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 75
Ernst Krenek
COMPOSER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 76

Others Deceased in 1976

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Mitsuo Fuchida
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1976
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 54
Phil Ochs
SINGER
1940 - 1976
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 55
Lee J. Cobb
ACTOR
1911 - 1976
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 56
Mikhail Gurevich
ENGINEER
1892 - 1976
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 57
Ivan Yakubovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1976
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 58
Michael Polanyi
CHEMIST
1891 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 59
Gilbert Ryle
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 60
David Elazar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1925 - 1976
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 61
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
PAINTER
1884 - 1976
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 62
Walter Warlimont
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1976
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 63
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1976
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 64
Arnold Gehlen
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1976
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 65
Harry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 66

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gilbert Ryle ranks 1,240 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Curtis (1956), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), Edgar F. Codd (1923), Edmund Kean (1787), Sebastian Shaw (1905), and Edward Whymper (1840). After him are R. D. Laing (1927), William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Judith of Flanders (844), Roy Hodgson (1947), and W. O. Bentley (1888).

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Ian Curtis
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1980
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,234
Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1936
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,235
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,236
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,237
Sebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,238
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,239
Gilbert Ryle
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,240
R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,241
William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg
NOBLEMAN
1184 - 1213
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,242
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1158 - 1186
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,243
Judith of Flanders
COMPANION
844 - 870
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,244
Roy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,245
W. O. Bentley
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,246