Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ryle's regress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ryle's regress
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The paradoxical situation whereby, if one accepts the cognitivist theory that every action is preceded by a thought, each thought must also be preceded by another thought, and so thinking could apparently never begin.

Etymology

Described by Gilbert Ryle.

Questions

What does ryle's regress mean?: The paradoxical situation whereby, if one accepts the cognitivist theory that every action is preceded by a thought, each thought must also be preceded by another thought, and so thinking could apparently never begin.
Where does ryle's regress come from?: Described by Gilbert Ryle.

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