Bernard Williams
Videos
Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams was an English philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self, Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Shame and Necessity, and Truth and Truthfulness. He was
Bernard Williams
Chigwell School, Epping Forest, Essex
Shirley Williams, née Catlin, 2011
Williams spent over 20 years at King's College, Cambridge, eight of them as provost.
Gilbert Ryle
Videos
Gilbert Ryle was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "ghost in the machine". Some of Ryle's ideas in philosophy of mind have
Bernard Williams
…according to Nussbaum, he was "as close to being a feminist as a powerful man of his generation could be." He was also famously sharp in conversation. Gilbert Ryle, one of Williams's mentors at Oxford University, said that he "understands what you're going to say better than you understand it yourself, and sees…
Gilbert Ryle (painting by Rex Whistler)