The concept of mind is a 1949 book by philosopher gilbert ryle in which the author argues that mind is a philosophical illusion hailing chiefly from ren . The concept of mind first published in 1949 gilbert ryles the concept of mind is one of the classics of twentieth century philosophy described by ryle as a . In 1931 verscheen een wijsgerig artikel systematically misleading expressions waarin gilbert ryle betoogde dat tal van uitdrukkingen uit de omgangstaal . There are only two things wrong with ryles critique of the dogma of the ghost in the machine the mind is not a ghost and the human body is not in any useful sense