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Meaning of Ryle's regress | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The paradoxical situation whereby, if one accepts the cognitivist theory that every action is preceded by a thought, each thought must also be preceded by another thought, and so thinking could apparently never begin.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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Ryle's tube Rylee Ryleigh Rylen rylene Ryles

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