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''The Ghost in the Machine'' is a 1967 Non-fiction work by Arthur Koestler . The title is borrowed from the British Philosopher Gilbert Ryle 's Negative Description of Rene Descartes ' mind-body Dualism . The book's main focus is humanity's movement towards self-destruction, particularly in the Nuclear Arms arena. It is particularly critical of B. F. Skinner 's Behaviourist theory of Psychology . One of the book's central concepts is that as the human Brain has grown, it has built upon earlier, more primitive brain structures, and that these are the "ghost in the machine" of the title. Koestler's theory is that at times these structures can overpower higher logical functions, and are responsible for Hate , Anger and other such destructive impulses. The Police named their 1981 album, '' Ghost In The Machine '' after this book. PUBLICATION DETAILS ''The Ghost in the Machine'', Penguin reprint edition: 1990. ISBN 0140191925 |
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