Aspects of Mind contains previously unpublished manuscript
material by Gilbert Ryle along with notes taken by the editor,
Rene Meyer, at lectures given by Ryle on the philosophy of mind
in 1964. Gilbert Ryle, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical
Philosophy at the University of Oxford from 1945 until 1967, had
a decisive influence on contemporary philosophy. His Concept of
Mind (1949) not only put a methodological edge in a most
readable way to what has become known as Analytical Philosophy,
but it also stimulated interest in the philosophy of mind as a
pivotal part of philosophy as a whole. A second important
influence derives from his reorganization of philosophical
studies at Oxford after the war which made it, for several
years, one of the liveliest philosophical centres in the world.
Ryle's interest covered almost the entire field of philosophy.
He also made substantial contributions to the history of
philosophy, notably on Plato, Locke, Hume, Husserl and
Heidegger. Gilbert Ryle died in October 1976. The b