zw2. The journalist of philosophy Bryan Magee charges that Ryle's book unconsciously recycles Schopenhauer. "As a student" Ryle "read Schopenhauer, and a long time later, in his fiftieth year -- having, as he thought forgotten Schopenhauer almost entirely -- published the book that made his name, The Concept of Mnd, in which not only the central thesis but also what came to be the best known of the subsidiary theses come straight out of Schopenhauer. Of all long-dead philosophers the one who most influenced Wittgenstein was also Schopenhauer, but it is unlikely that Ryle knew that either." Even after their long friendship had cooled, Ryle remained under Wittgenstein's spell, Magee reports.
No corroboration of Magee's belief is to be found in a quick scan of the internet. But footnote [zw3] points to some small corroboration.
No corroboration of Magee's belief is to be found in a quick scan of the internet. But footnote [zw3] points to some small corroboration.
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