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rye-grass any of various grasses of the genus Lolium, esp L. perenne, native to Europe, N Africa, and Asia and widely cultivated as forage crops. They have a flattened flower spike and hairless leaves Ryle 1. Gilbert. 1900--76, British philosopher. His works include The Concept of Mind (1949) 2. Sir Martin. 1918--84, British astronomer, noted for his research on radio astronomy: Astronomer Royal 1972--82; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1974 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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in philosophy from Harvard University in 1963 and, two years later, received his doctorate in philosophy under the guidance of the philosopher Gilbert Ryle at Oxford University. ``Man, with some of this stuff, you look at it for five minutes and you still can't figure out what it does,'' remarked Marcus Ryle, an executive with an Agoura Hills-based electronic musical instrument manufacturer, after viewing the array of upgrades. Ryle famously attacked Cartesian mind-body dualism, dismissing it as the doctrine of "the ghost in the machine. |
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