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Straight definitionGilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind, 1949
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Ryle's regress (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Gilbert Ryle's argument that if every skilled act needed prior knowledge of rules, an endless regress would follow.

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Ryle's regress (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠explaining a mind only to produce another mind to explain.

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Ryle's regress (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the loop that starts whenever an explanation needs an explainer.