Ryle, Gilbert

"Virtue is acquired through habituation and practice."

"Self-knowledge is not introspection but understanding one's own capacities."

"Aesthetic appreciation involves both feeling and understanding."

"A joke depends on catching someone momentarily off guard."

"Satire requires intelligence from both the creator and the audience."

"Rules are tools for learning, not straightjackets for thinking."

"The study of philosophy clarifies rather than mystifies."

"Common words often hide rather than reveal their meanings."

"Definitions are tools for understanding, not the final word."

"Arguments can be valid without being sound or true."

"Paradoxes often arise from confused uses of language."

"The mind-body problem arises from a categorical confusion."

"Mechanistic explanations are not always appropriate for mental phenomena."

"Intentionality is a fundamental feature of mental life."

"Dispositions are not mere capacities but are manifested in behavior."

"The concept of freedom involves understanding what we are free to do."

"Responsibility requires the capacity to understand and respond to reasons."

"Character is expressed through habitual patterns of action."

"A person's abilities are known through their performances."

"The difference between knowing and doing is not always sharp."

"Perception is not passive reception but active interpretation."

"Attention shapes what we perceive and understand."

"Learning involves a change in dispositions, not just in beliefs."

"The concept of truth applies to propositions, not to experiences."

"Thinking without language is possible but limited."

"Communication requires shared frameworks of understanding."

"Meaning is not private or subjective but conventional and social."

"The study of ordinary language reveals philosophical confusions."

"Categories are tools for organizing thought, not mirrors of reality."

"The concept of mind requires rethinking rather than defending."