Society & Culture
In this episode, I present the origin and reason why I chose to name this podcast "My Ghost in the Machine". The episode explores the relationship between Cartesian dualism and Gilbert Ryle's characterization of Descartes' philosophy as "the dogma of the ghost in the machine". This episode also presents and discusses the dreams that inspired Descartes to develop his philosophy and why the Bishop of Manchester, William Temple, would later describe the dreams as “the most disastrous moment in the history of Europe”.