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Wes wants a clear theory. Mark thinks Wes only cares about one problem. A friendly standoff over Ryle. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Three)

Is the mind-body problem solvable? Wes: we can't even write the equation. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Three)

Mark has been called lazy. He would like you to know he's a busy bee. Wes has thoughts on self-knowledge. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Three)

New from Closereads — Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Three) Ryle says some questions about the mind are 'improper.' Wes isn't buying it, so Mark asks him a question.

If an analyst shows you that you were irritated all along, were you wrong about your own mind? Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two)

Do you KNOW you got the joke? Or did you just get it? Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two)

You don't notice yourself picking up a glass of water. But you'd notice if you didn't feel like you were the one doing it. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two)

When would it make sense to ask "are you sure you're seeing that?" Mark has a horror movie in mind. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two)

Say no to the snack. Feel proud. Feel guilty about the pride. Pray. Wonder if the prayer worked. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two)

"I'm not irritated." You are visibly irritated. So who knows your mind better? Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two)

New from Closereads — Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part Two) Gilbert Ryle on self-knowledge: we have a propensity to avow our feelings, when we are in the mood to do so. Very British.

Your foot is gone, but it still hurts. Descartes had an answer, and it involves pulleys. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

Ryle says the 'inner light' of consciousness came from Protestantism. Wes isn't buying it. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

When you touch a table, you feel the table. Do you also feel yourself feeling it? Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

Pro tip from college Mark: do not tell someone you hope they become more self-conscious. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

Ordinary language philosophy, explained by two cavemen. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

Ryle bets you weren't paying attention to the back of your neck. He was right about at least one of us. Closereads · Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One)

New from Closereads — Ryle on Self-Knowledge (Part One) You can be wrong that the dragon is there. Can you be wrong that you're seeing a dragon? Close Reads on Gilbert Ryle.

Dennett's case against qualia, told as a joke about tourists and 'real money.' Closereads · Later Dennett on Consciousness (Part Three)

Is Dennett dodging the hard problem of consciousness, or just refusing to admit it's a problem? Closereads · Later Dennett on Consciousness (Part Three)