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The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the concept of the mind existing alongside and separate from the body. In more recent times, the term has several uses, including the concept that the intellectual part of the human mind is influenced by emotions; and within fiction, for an emergent consciousness residing in a computer.
The term originates with British philosopher Gilbert Ryle's description of René Descartes' mind–body dualism. Ryle introduced the phrase in The Concept of Mind (1949) to highlight the view of Descartes and others that mental and physical activity occur simultaneously but separately.




Gilbert Ryle



Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976) was a philosopher who lectured at Oxford and made important contributions to the philosophy of mind and to "ordinary language philosophy". His most important writings include Philosophical Arguments (1945), The Concept of Mind (1949), Dilemmas (1954), Plato's Progress (1966), and On Thinking (1979).
Ryle's Concept of Mind (1949) critiques the notion that the mind is distinct from the body, and refers to the idea as "the ghost in the machine". According to Ryle, the classical theory of mind, or "Cartesian rationalism", makes a basic category mistake (a new logical fallacy Ryle himself invented), as it attempts to analyze the relation between "mind" and "body" as if they were terms of the same logical category. This confusion of logical categories may be seen in other theories of the relation between mind and matter. For example, the idealist theory of mind makes a basic category mistake by attempting to reduce physical reality to the same status as mental reality, while the materialist theory of mind makes a basic category mistake by attempting to reduce mental reality to the same status as physical reality.




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Ryle states that the doctrine of body/mind dualism was the "official doctrine", or dogma, of philosophers:

There is a doctrine about the nature and place of the mind which is prevalent among theorists, to which most philosophers, psychologists and religious teachers subscribe with minor reservations. Although they admit certain theoretical difficulties in it, they tend to assume that these can be overcome without serious modifications being made to the architecture of the theory.... [The doctrine states that] with the doubtful exceptions of the mentally-incompetent and infants-in-arms, every human being has both a body and a mind.... The body and the mind are ordinarily harnessed together, but after the death of the body the mind may continue to exist and function.
The central principles of the doctrine, according to Ryle, are unsound and conflict with the entire body of what we know about the mind. Of the doctrine, he says "According to the official doctrine each person has direct and unchangeable cognisance. In consciousness, self-consciousness and introspection, he is directly and authentically apprised of the present states of operation of the mind."




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In his essay "Descartes' Myth", Ryle's philosophical arguments lay out his notion of the mistaken foundations of mind-body dualism. He suggests that, to speak of mind and body as substances, as a dualist does, is to commit a category mistake:
Ryle attempts to show that the "official doctrine" of mind/body dualism is false by asserting that it confuses two logical-types, or categories, as being compatible: "it represents the facts of mental life as if they belonged to one logical type/category, when they actually belong to another. The dogma is therefore a philosopher's myth."




In popular culture






= I, Robot

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In the 2004 science fiction film, I, Robot, the "ghost in the machine" is a phenomenon investigated by robotics designer, Dr. Alfred Lanning, to explain the behavior of advanced robots in the film:

There have always been ghosts in the machine. Random segments of code, that have grouped together to form unexpected protocols. Unanticipated, these free radicals engender questions of free will, creativity, and even the nature of what we might call the soul. Why is it that when some robots are left in darkness, they will seek out the light? Why is it that when robots are stored in an empty space, they will group together, rather than stand alone? How do we explain this behavior? Random segments of code? Or is it something more? When does a perceptual schematic become consciousness? When does a difference engine become the search for truth? When does a personality simulation become the bitter mote of a soul?
The film explores the "ghost in the machine" as an example of emergence, where complicated interactions in the software of a robot organize to create a local soul. Just as Ryle believes that a human's mental processes and consciousness arise from the culmination of our independent physical-nature, Lanning posits the same for machines. Such an assumption leads to questions regarding the sentience of machines and the ethics of artificial intelligence within the film.
The Police
The fourth studio album by English rock band The Police was titled Ghost in The Machine.




See also


Cognitive revolution
Dualism (philosophy of mind)




References






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Ghost in the machine is a philosophical term relating to mind–body dualism.
Ghost in the Machine may also refer to:




Literature


The Ghost in the Machine, a 1967 book by Arthur Koestler
Ghost in the Machine (novel), a 2009 children's supernatural mystery novel by Patrick Carman
A Ghost in the Machine, a 2004 mystery novel by Caroline Graham




Performing arts






= Theater

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Ghost in the Machine (artwork), a 1983 performance art work by Linda Nishio




= Film

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Ghost in the Machine (film), a 1993 horror and science fiction film starring Karen Allen




= Television

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"Ghost in the Machine" (The 4400), an episode of The 4400
"Ghost in the Machines", an episode of Futurama
"Ghost in the Machine" (Stargate Atlantis) an episode of Stargate Atlantis
"Ghost in the Machine" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
"The Ghost in the Machine", an episode in the eighth season of the television series Bones
"Ghosts in the Machine", an episode of Caprica
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of CSI Cyber
"Ghost in the Machine", a two-part episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation
"The Ghost in the Machine", an episode of Falling Skies
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of The Flash
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of Ghost Whisperer
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of Inspector Morse
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of Kyle XY
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of Superman: The Animated Series
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of The Transformers
"Ghost in the Machine", an episode of Father Brown (2013 TV series)
"The Machine in the Ghost" a short of Star Wars Rebels




Music






= Albums

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Ghost in the Machine (album), a 1981 album by The Police
Ghosts in the Machine, a 2006 album by Switched




= Songs

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"Ghost in the Machine" (song), a song by SZA from the album SOS (2022), featuring Phoebe Bridgers
"Ghost in the Machine", a song by Blaze from Silicon Messiah
"Ghost in the Machine", a song by B.o.B from B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Ghost in the Machine", a 2015 song by Blasterjaxx & MOTi, featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn
"Ghost in the Machine", a song by Ghost Town (feat. Chris Shelley)
"Ghost in the Machine", a song by ELLA




= Orchestral music

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The Ghost in the Machine, a 1990 composition by John Woolrich




See also


Ghost in the Shell (disambiguation)
Ghost Machine (disambiguation)
Deus ex machina, "God from the machine"

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