PHILOSOPHER

Gilbert Ryle

1900 - 1976

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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." He was a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers who shared Ludwig Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems.Some of Ryle's ideas in philosophy of mind have been called behaviourist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilbert Ryle has received more than 647,501 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Gilbert Ryle is the 718th most popular philosopher (down from 635th in 2019), the 1,572nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,434th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gilbert Ryles by language

Over the past year Gilbert Ryle has had the most page views in the with 85,904 views, followed by Spanish (7,614), and German (5,808). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bulgarian (15,100.00%), Simple English (366.95%), and Ukrainian (146.39%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gilbert Ryle ranks 718 out of 1,267. Before him are Nikolai Amosov, Clitomachus, Aedesia, Arnold Ruge, Fulbert of Chartres, and Lie Yukou. After him are David the Invincible, John Cantius, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Émile Boutroux, and Richard of Saint Victor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Gilbert Ryle ranks 104. Before him are George Antheil, Mervyn LeRoy, Lorenzo Fernández, Violet Brown, Arturo Umberto Illia, and Herbert Blumer. After him are Miguel Alemán Valdés, James Hilton, Zhang Wentian, Muhammad Asad, Valko Chervenkov, and Oskar Fischinger. Among people deceased in 1976, Gilbert Ryle ranks 77. Before him are Harry Nyquist, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Hans Richter, Gregor Piatigorsky, Sal Mineo, and Alexander Lippisch. After him are Géza Anda, Zhang Wentian, Kálmán Kalocsay, Paul Morand, Mickey Cohen, and Hans von Obstfelder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gilbert Ryle ranks 1,572 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Lincoln (1973), Thomas Byles (1870), Erling Braut Håland (2000), Hugh Fraser (1945), John Blow (1649), and George MacDonald (1824). After him are Jim Carter (1948), Alan Wilder (1959), Dunstan (909), Stephen Rea (1946), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), and Richard of Saint Victor (1110).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Gilbert Ryle ranks 41. Before him are Thomas Reid (1710), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Alexander of Hales (1175), David Hartley (1705), Olaf Stapledon (1886), and Anne Conway (1631). After him are Richard of Saint Victor (1110), Thomas Hill Green (1836), Robert Filmer (1588), Philippa Foot (1920), P. F. Strawson (1919), and Henry More (1614).

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