[PW] Re: Gilbert Ryle and "talk about talk"

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Fuller, Thomas (US - Washington D.C.) wrote:

> Nigel Rees, of the BBC radio program "Quote ... Unquote", is looking for
> a definite citation to any work by Gilbert Ryle where Ryle defines
> philosophy, or any particular strand of philosophy, as "talk about
> talk".  I can find many places where this is attributed to Ryle, but I
> can't find an actual Ryle work where he says this.  Some searches have
> led me to believe that JSTOR may hold the answer, but I have no access.
> Can anybody help, from JSTOR or any other source?

The only reference in JSTOR to "talk about talk" in conjunction with Ryle 
is in Mind, Apr. 1988, but there is not a precise source in Ryle's 
writings given there.

Fred Shapiro


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